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for combining work and children:

  1. Work out the optimum amount of time you should spend on work for maximum porductivity and healthy home life. Find a balance.
  2. Don't feel guilty when you are at work. Work hard but stay connected to the children. Give them access to you. They should have your mobile number and be able to call you. Access makes children feel special.
  3. Stay connected, even if work means you travel away from your children. Send e-mails and photos.
  4. Explain your work to your children. If you're building a dam, explain why the place needs water so they have some sense of ownership of what you do.
  5. Take your children with you - one at a time - when you travel for work. Children will feel special that their dad bothers to do that with them.

ASK YOURSELF

  1. How many minutes a day do you give your children your undivided attention?
  2. Where do your children fit on your priority list in relation to the things work gives you?
  3. Where do they fit in to leisure time and friends?
  4. What would you be prepared to sacrifice for your children?
  5. Do you show your children that it is not a chore for you to be with them?

Health & Fitness, Herald Sun, Monday October 8, 2001
Source: Dr Bruce Robinson

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