Kids, Chaos, and Productivity: Mastering Work-From-Home Parenting (TPS511)

The Productivity Show

Are your kids driving you to distraction while you try to work from home?

In this encore episode, we tackle the ultimate challenge parents face everywhere: balancing work responsibilities while managing kids at home. You’ll discover how to create a productive environment amidst the chaos, ensuring you can finish your work without sacrificing quality time with your family.

Whether you’re a seasoned work-from-home parent, navigating this new territory for the first time, or working with someone going through this, it is possible to transform your home into a harmonious and efficient workspace, even with the little ones around.

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You can find links to everything we share in the show notes at theproductivityshow.com/.

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• Top 3 Productivity Resources [1:54]
• How to create a fun learning environment [4:50]
• Create a calm routine for the family [13:58]
• Use visual cues [27:03]
• How to communicate your schedule with others [36:50]

Links:

• Masterclass
• Calm
• 25X Productivity Coaching
• Wired In
• ClickUp
• Loom
• Brooks’ Family Kanban Board
• Children interrupts BBC News interview
• Simple Strategies To Find Time to Parent Without Feeling Guilty w/ Julie Morgenstern (TPS232)
• TPS47: 13 Productive Parenting Hacks
• Meghan McInerny’s Red/Yellow/Green paper for signaling her deep work time
• Meghan McInerny’s Kanban for Kids
• Check out this automated “Dad’s on a call” sign with LEDs and controlled by a Telegram bot
• Productivity Academy
• The Productivity Show on Youtube
• The Productivity Show Youtube Clips
• Become a member of TPS+
• Take the Productivity Quiz

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