Working from home with child around - possible?

[BadPoet]

I work from home 3 days per week. I have two children, 7 and 3. My dh is a part time teacher so looks after the children while I am working. Normally he's off in the holidays, but this year he's got some work to do and will be working from home on the days that I'm not.

We're in Scotland, so school finishes in, oh, 20 minutes . Over the holidays a few people have invited ds (3) to play which at his age means a parent goes too. DD will not want to go, and she has ASD so really lets people know when she's not happy . I am wondering if it would be possible for her to be left at home with the parent who's working - in theory it could work, she's happy drawing, reading and ds-ing and could probably be bribed to be quiet if a (rare) phonecall was expected.

Is this a crazy notion? Has anyone done similar with children of around this age? This is the first year I have considered that it might work - otherwise we will have to try and take ds to his friends during the 3 sessions of holiday club dd is attending, or leave her with one of the few other mums that will have her.

Thanks covkimbo - evening working happens anyway sadly, but you've encouraged me to think about really monitoring my hours over the holidays & maximising the flexibility so thanks for that .

I think the answer is just to give it a go and see, picking a non-deadline day. It would only be for a couple of hours after all.

Thanks!

Can you and dh take it in turns? Days about or 1 in the am and 1 in the afternoon? Try and do things in those times - to really knacker them so they're happy to have down time at other times?

I'm relying on Kids Clubs for my 6yo - but they only run every other day.

So - my plan is -- (ha ha)- to online shop, Get organised with tidying, clothes, washings etc - so that I am less stressed and can work on into the evenings when he is in bed.

It's defintely possible on odd occasions with a child that age. In the holidays I usually give DD1 (7) the choice of whether she wants to go to the childminder or stay at home with me when I'm working. She quite often says she will go to the childminder at lunchtime, but will amuse herself for 3 hours in the morning. That's about the limit though before she starts asking "what shall I do now? I'm bored!"

Does anybody else think its PRACTICALLY IMPOSSIBLE to work full time to earn a decent wage and have children with no help for childcare?? Unless u want to give all your wage back to the child care...its impossible so stressed!!

I do Usborne from home, I just do my admin at nap times and take the kids with me to events . I should be earning a decent salary within three months of starting, but I suppose it all depends on how dedicated you are to it. A lot of people just do the odd event here and there for pocket money and the free books for their kids.

This is my website if you like books, if you are more into something else, try and find a company that sells what you are passionate about. I would recommend making sure you get a good team leader/upline/mentor or whatever that company calls it though, rather than just going through the central company and being randomly allocated - that is vital IMO.