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Workplace Flexibility Quotes from 2012 Report Briefing
Workplace flexibility was the subject of an April 30, 2012, media briefing by the Families and Work Institute and the Society for Human Resource Management. In a survey of employers, researchers found that workplace flexibility was on the rise for flex time and flex place, but not for longer leaves such as for child care or career breaks. Following are excerpts from the media briefing and workplace flexibility powerpoint.
How to Spot the Best Work Mentor
As working mothers we have to be role models for our children, but in the workplace it’s wise to have a mentor from whom we can learn important tools that can be utilized in the corporate world. It’s important to choose your mentors wisely.
Top 8 Ways to Prepare Your Child for Overnight Camp (and Yourself)
The first time your child attends overnight camp can raise fears of being on his or her own for the first time, worried about making friends, and fitting in. Here's how to fully prepare both yourself and your child for overnight camp.
10 Ways to Find a Baby Sitter
When your child is first born, you can't imagine how you will find a baby sitter capable of caring for the most precious creature in the world. But it's easy to find a baby sitter, especially as your children grow older. Follow these easy steps for finding baby sitters who will give you the time and space you need for work, date night and other important adult responsibilities.
Top 10 Ways to Get the Work Promotion You Deserve
Working mothers have the challenge of balancing childrearing and work, including promotion and getting ahead. And while there are always ways to become a better mother, it's also a challenge to get the work promotion you deserve when you have so many family responsibilities.
Guarantee the Best Summercamp Experience
As a parent you may choose the summercamp you feel is best for your child, but if he or she doesn't want to go, you may find half way through the summer that you've wasted your money. Plus, your child will have missed out on the enrichment and summercamp fun-filled experience you had intended. For this reason, working mothers need to find the summercamp that not only suits their needs but is attractive to children as well.
The Pros and Cons of Reduced Work
Some women assume that they'll want a reduced work schedule when they become parents. To be sure, reduced work can be vital in the immediate days after giving birth, especially if you don't have an extended maternity leave. But think about the pros and cons of reduced work before you jump into it.
Don't Let Motherhood Derail Your Executive Career
Many working mothers are quite successful before becoming a mom. In many cases, we've already had an executive career. But once motherhood duties start to take over, it can become hard to keep up with an executive career. But it can be done. Follow these tips to help you maintain an executive career while juggling motherhood duties.
Take Your Daughter to Work Day
Take your daughter to work day began in 1993 as a way to help young girls envision themselves with a career, to move past the era when women's job prospects were severely limited. But even now, take your daughter to work day is a worthwhile and meaningful opportunity to share your work with your child. And just as when it started, take your daughter to work
End Sibling Battles Over Elder Care
As your parents age, the issue of elder care gradually becomes more important -- and potentially divisive. Initially, you and your siblings may easily share elder care such as errands and help with financial paper work and decisions. But as your aging parents' needs become more burdensome, your elder care resources may quickly grow stretched thin. If you prepare for those difficult conversations now, you'll have fewer disputes later.
Your Road Map to High Paying Jobs
Everyone, especially working women, desires high paying jobs. While some working mothers are stuck in low-paying careers, there are ways, even in the current down economy, to find high paying jobs. You can earn more for your hard work on the job through a high paying job.
Understand Your Paternity Leave Options
The concept of paternity leave used to be foreign, when every mother stayed home with a new infant. But now, at least three states provide partially paid paternity leave to new dads, and some forward-thinking employers offer fully paid weeks of paternity leave. Even if you don't have paid paternity leave available, consider patching together time off from options provided by your employer and federal law, to bond with your new baby.
Learn the Secret to Flexwork
Working moms can often benefit from flexwork schedules that allow them to have quality time with their children, as well as productive time for the paying job. How do you transform your 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. job into flexwork? Follow these tips to create a more flexwork schedule.
Are Your Career Goals Hurting Your Family?
As a working mother you simply can't focus on your career goals alone. You also have a household to run and children to care for. However, that doesn't mean you have to stop chasing your career goals. Instead, follow these tips to reach your career goals.
8 Ways to Juggle Pregnancy and Work
One big challenge for working mothers is juggling pregnancy and work. With one or more children to care for already and another on the way, holding down a full-time job through morning sickness and bouts of fatigue can be difficult. Here are 8 tips for making this period of your life easier and juggling pregnancy and work more effectively.
8 Ways to Make Household Chores Fun For Kids
Kids often despise doing their chores. And the more working moms ask their kids to complete chores, the less enthusiastic they may be about doing so. For this reason, it's important to make chores fun for kids. Follow these 8 tips when assigning chores to your children.
Helping Kids With Homework Problems
There are so many homework problems children may encounter. Whether it's simply not completing homework or giving it such little attention that they don't learn anything, the homework problems your children face aren't unique. Follow these tried and true steps to keeping the homework problems at bay.
Guide to Negotiating Maternity Leave With Your Boss
Negotiating maternity leave may be necessary if your company doesn't offer it. Don't be afraid -- maternity leave often is up for negotiation. Start by arranging time for negotiating maternity leave with your boss.
What Is a Nanny Share?
As a new mom looking for child care, you may have heard about a nanny share and wondered what it is. A nanny share can be a cost-effective way to give your baby close adult supervision while also exposing him or her to socialization with another child. A nanny share works best if you find the right family with which to share -- and the right nanny. With some advance planning and guidelines that everyone agrees to, you can handle any hiccups that may arise in your nanny share.
Interview Questions for Au Pair Jobs
Do you know the right interview questions to screen candidates for au pair jobs? As you hire an au pair to care for your children, make sure you look past the obvious right answers to find an individual who is well suited for the rigors of full-time child care in a foreign country. Au pair jobs can be demanding and challenging for the young women who typically fill these roles, in what is often their first experience living away from home. Don't make a mistake with this important decision: include these questions in your screening interview.
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8 Ideas For Finding Time For Your Spouse
As working mothers, we are constantly balancing our job and family responsibilities. Sometimes, the relationship with our husband or partner can suffer while trying to juggle the kids and our career. If you're having a hard time finding time for your spouse, try doing the following so he doesn't feel neglected. Don't think that finding time for your spouse is something to put off.
Winter Vacation Ideas to Delight the Whole Family
What working mom has time and ideas for the winter vacation of the family's dreams? My personal fantasy involves someone else cooking, long novels to read and plush sheets that someone else washes and tucks neatly under the bed. Your winter vacation ideas may be sandy, snowy or just sleepy.
The Working Moms Resume, Light on the Mom
Are you a mom updating your resume for a return to the work force? How do you handle the mom part? These tips and suggestions will help you decide and craft the best "moms" resume possible.
How to Showcase Volunteer Work on a Resume
Whether you're reentering the workforce after a career break, or simply hoping to showcase all your experience, should you put volunteer work on your resume? The answer: maybe. Whether to put volunteer on your resume depends on how relevant it was to your career and how deeply involved you were in the organization. Done right, having a volunteer resume section can even help you stand out in a crowded field of job applicants. The volunteer work on your resume may clinch the deal!