Managing Your Wellbeing as a Working Parent

[Jasz]

Parenting doesn't have to be a full-time job. It can be a rewarding and fulfilling experience, but it can also be stressful, time-consuming and exhausting.

If you're thinking about having children and are unsure of how to balance your work and family life, here are some tips that may help:

1. Work out the hours you will need to be at work.

2. Decide whether you want to work part-time or full-time.

3. If you want to work full-time, make sure it's manageable financially and emotionally. If not, consider reducing your hours over time until it is manageable - don't try to do everything all at once.

4. Plan ahead for your downtime.

5. Make sure you get enough sleep at night, even if you have to do things like answering emails or putting the kids to bed at home.

6. Try to fit in some exercise into your day whenever possible, whether it's walking around the block or taking the stairs instead of the elevator at work or school.

7. Eat well and make sure you drink enough water during the day so that your energy levels don't suffer later on in the evening when you're trying to wind down after a busy day at work or take care of the kids (or both).

 

[Holicent]

We’re often told that working is the new parenting, but when it comes to our own health and wellbeing, we can often struggle to make time for ourselves.

So how do you balance work and family as a working parent? Here are some tips:

1. Do what makes you happy

You may be thinking about your well being, but if a job doesn’t make you happy then it’s time to move on. Your happiness should come before anything else, including working. But if there isn’t another job out there that does make you happy, then don’t stay at one just for the sake of it – find something else that does!

2. Set boundaries

If you want to be a good parent, then being a good employee is essential too. Set boundaries with your employer so they can see how committed you are to being an effective employee and also set boundaries with yourself so that when work starts creeping in on your free time, you know how much is enough and what’s not ok when it comes to work-life balance.