emomsathome.com— GREAT resource list for work at home parents who need to keep up their productivity over the summer while the kids are not in school!
May 23, 2007View in Crawl 4
And for the 14 year old geek (me):1. Blackberry Curve with unlimited data2. Macbook Pro 17"3. Optimus Maximus keyboard4. Mac Pro with a _few_ 30" displays5. Wacom Intuos3 12x196. Archos 7047. Sanyo HD28. Wii, PS3, and Xbox 3609. Candy10. Booze
Unless you've been in the position of trying to work from home you shouldn't judge. I'm a single parent and I've had to change jobs in order to free more of my evening time up that was being consumed with being on-call on the VPN. It's a delicate balance being there and trying to multitask as a father and as an employee. But kids do get bored and while you do have to do some things together (like reading, cookies, games) they have to learn how to entertain themselves as part of becoming more independent. Kids are kids and parents are grownups. They can't expect to use you 24/7 as playmates. Part of the problem is that we have become so shut off from the rest of society that it's hard for kids to maintain active friendships. Playdates have to be carefully arranged and parents have to be so involved that it's sometimes easier to just keep them home. I live in an urban environment where I can't let my daughter out of my sight. I myself grew up in the suburbs of Boston where nobody ever even locked their doors. By the time I was my daughter's age I was walking myself back and forth to my friend's house with impunity.
@PhenolholicAgree with everything except the "Mexican" part. Hopefully, most children (probably not) know the value of chipping in and helping with chores without comparison. Chores first and fun afterwards.
I can vouch for #1 on the list! (Getting your child their own computer) That action alone has been a lifesaver! My 7 year old was so interested in what I do online that I ended up introducing him to Squidoo. :) Now when I am writing, he sometimes jumps on his computer to write as well, though our topics differ a bit. lol I write about home business and marketing for the most part and he writes about Pokemon, Bakugan and various other cartoon characters! It's really cute- it's a common interest that we share and his pages end up getting enough traffic to earn him a little money each month which he thinks is amazing. :)
sockpuppetsMay 24, 2007
#1. Duct tape.
duffleMay 24, 2007
And for the 14 year old geek (me):1. Blackberry Curve with unlimited data2. Macbook Pro 17"3. Optimus Maximus keyboard4. Mac Pro with a _few_ 30" displays5. Wacom Intuos3 12x196. Archos 7047. Sanyo HD28. Wii, PS3, and Xbox 3609. Candy10. Booze
leftfootMay 24, 2007
Kid Stoned! - <a class="user" href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=fXTRi5Ns0Z0">http://youtube.com/watch?v=fXTRi5Ns0Z0</a>=D
haxrMay 24, 2007
Or... buy them World of Warcraft
biochemMay 24, 2007
94 ways? psh, all u need to do is plop your kid down in front of the TV.
scallonMay 24, 2007
Wrong article me thinks...
mos6507May 24, 2007
Unless you've been in the position of trying to work from home you shouldn't judge. I'm a single parent and I've had to change jobs in order to free more of my evening time up that was being consumed with being on-call on the VPN. It's a delicate balance being there and trying to multitask as a father and as an employee. But kids do get bored and while you do have to do some things together (like reading, cookies, games) they have to learn how to entertain themselves as part of becoming more independent. Kids are kids and parents are grownups. They can't expect to use you 24/7 as playmates. Part of the problem is that we have become so shut off from the rest of society that it's hard for kids to maintain active friendships. Playdates have to be carefully arranged and parents have to be so involved that it's sometimes easier to just keep them home. I live in an urban environment where I can't let my daughter out of my sight. I myself grew up in the suburbs of Boston where nobody ever even locked their doors. By the time I was my daughter's age I was walking myself back and forth to my friend's house with impunity.
moosetrailMay 24, 2007
@PhenolholicAgree with everything except the "Mexican" part. Hopefully, most children (probably not) know the value of chipping in and helping with chores without comparison. Chores first and fun afterwards.
edmundtaiAug 28, 2008
Great ideas.I am impressed. I also come across 1 webpage that discusses this topic as well at <a class="user" href="http://www.wikihomebiz.com/children-in-the-home-business-environment.html,">http://www.wikihomebiz.com/children-in-the-home-bu ...</a> it's written by home business expert himself. Do take a look.
trivitabusinessMar 1, 2009
I can vouch for #1 on the list! (Getting your child their own computer) That action alone has been a lifesaver! My 7 year old was so interested in what I do online that I ended up introducing him to Squidoo. :) Now when I am writing, he sometimes jumps on his computer to write as well, though our topics differ a bit. lol I write about home business and marketing for the most part and he writes about Pokemon, Bakugan and various other cartoon characters! It's really cute- it's a common interest that we share and his pages end up getting enough traffic to earn him a little money each month which he thinks is amazing. :)