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Little Employee of the Month
Working With Your Toddler So You Can Work at Home
By Laura Cone
She often tells her toddler, "Mommy is going to do this while you do that." "A lot of times if you are working from home it may be choppy times, but you can get your work done," says Brown, adding that she is more productive when she is not worried about what her toddler may be doing in the other room.
"Thanks to the Internet you can go online and get great craft ideas," says Folger, who also is a mother of two. "You can get a week's supply of ideas. If you have to meet with a client or talk to someone on the phone, you have that idea in the back of your mind and you have time to do what you need to do."
She says toddlers need their parents' undivided attention throughout the day. Plan to be interrupted periodically while you are working at home. If you are working on the computer, make sure you save often. "Make sure you give your toddlers little periods of one-on-one time," Folger says. "Instead of getting frustrated with them wantig your attention, give them the attention. With toddlers [for me] it was a lot of working an hour and then playing with them."