Trying to Strike the Work/Parenting Balance

Trying to Strike the Work/Parenting Balance

It’s summertime and children everywhere are on summer vacation. And parents who struggle with the work/parenting balance during the regular school year now may be feeling like they are drowning with increased work and parenting demands.

In the Harvard Business Review article titled: Balancing Parenting and Work Stress- A Guide, Daisy Wademan Dowling recommends doing 10 things in order to feel like you are in control and ready to take on all the challenges that being a working parent throws at you.

The advice will sound familiar to Managers and Leaders in the business world: Set a vision and a mission, set goals, review and reflect on a regular basis. However, adapting and applying these concepts to home life can help you keep you one step ahead of all the summer activities.

To view the full text of the article, see: https://hbr.org/2017/03/balancing-parenting-and-work-stress-a-guide?utm_campaign=hbr&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social

Paola Parra Harris