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Working from home can be challenging enough but throw kids into the mix and it can be nearly impossible to stay productive. If the thought of potentially working from home with your children for an extended period of time feels overwhelming, we’ve got your back.
Our Education Team collected the best tips from around the internet (and from their own experience) for managing busy children while working from home:
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- Plan ahead the night before as much as possible so you’re not scrambling in the morning. Try creating an agenda, hour by hour, to keep kids occupied during work hours to stay ahead of them “getting bored.”
- Prep easy breakfast, lunches and snacks that you know they love – and have bottles ready to go for babies.
- Plan a schedule with blocks of activity time and breaks built in to keep an older child busy and to cut down on interruptions. Use a timer or marks on a clock to help them understand when breaks are and when you are available.
- If there are any work tasks you can do the night before, do them when your kids are in bed. Then in the morning, you’re already caught up on things other people might be waiting on from you, like reviewing docs, responding to questions, or scheduling calls and meetings.
- If the weather is nice, eat lunch outside. That gets them (and you) a little fresh air.
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Continually visit our COVID-19 Resource Center for additional educational activities and the latest news and recommendations around the outbreak.
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Whether you are working from home, or simply just spending more time at home, we compiled a list of activities to keep your family entertained.
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Our Favorite Activities to Do at Home...
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The activities in our Character Essentials activity guide are an interactive way for you and your child to spark a discussion about what it means to be a good person: to be kind, patient, creative, a good leader, get along with others and more!
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Resources from our Friends...
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The PBS KIDS Video app is available on mobile, tablet, and connected TV devices and offers on-demand educational videos, and a live stream of the PBS KIDS 24/7 channel. No subscription required.
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The PBS KIDS Games app has nearly 200 educational games, which can be downloaded for offline play anytime, anywhere.
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We Are Unique
No two people on the Earth are exactly alike. Everybody has something that makes them who they are. Recognizing that, accepting that and celebrating that is the basis of February’s Character Essentials theme – We Are Unique.
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We Get Along
In January, the theme of our Character Essentials curriculum was We Get Along. We focused on ways students can work toward getting along with others in a group.
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Kiddie Academies “Link Up” For Kindness
Kiddie Academy locations nationwide teamed up to help celebrate National Random Acts of Kindness Day on February 17. Our total, to date, is 6,300 acts of kindness!
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