Affiliation:
1. Teachers College, Columbia University, USA
Abstract
Whereas other chapters might provide information on how to work, in this chapter, readers might contemplate the question of what happens when working from home with young children. With the hectic pace of modern life, families unexpectedly or by choice are stressed, balancing parental duties and job tasks while working from home. Negative feelings in a work-from-home environment stem from the stresses of sudden space-sharing to maintain a career and young ones' developmental needs. As a result, young children might feel isolated and have a higher risk for mental health issues, perhaps from the shared space and reduced attentive care. This chapter connects work and daily child-related activities to create a more manageable work-from-home lifestyle. Readers will learn how to utilize cognitive, developmental, educational, and social psychologies and ecological theory in this often-turbulent environment. Any workforce can benefit from implementing these “attitude changing” suggestions into the home to benefit the well-being of working families.
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