Featured Article Readers Respond: Advice On Balancing Work and Family Life Many women start businesses so that they can work from home and spend more time with their families. But as the demands of the business grow it is easy to feel pulled between work and family. Do you have tips for other women on how you balance running a business with the needs and demands your family has, too?
Balancing Work and Family Life
Prioritize. Always listen to your children and make them feel wanted and be their sounding board. As they grow older make them slowly responsible for their own lives. Allow them to learn from their mistakes as you learn from your mistakes. It really helps to have an understanding husband. Take a few hours off in the week to indulge yourself, maybe meet up with old classmates, or go to a spa, or engage yourself in your favorite sport or hobby to rejuvenate yourself.<More>