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Do Home Businesses Go Well With Children?
How can you combine child-rearing with running a small business at home?
Is it even a good idea to do this? I think the right answer is "It depends....."
It depends on a lot of things. (1) It depends on how central your home business is to your basic family needs. (2) It depends on what kind of social network you have in place around your family. (3)It depends on the age and number of your children, and of course, (4) it depends on the kind of home business you are attempting.
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Is it even a good idea to do this? I think the right answer is "It depends....."
It depends on a lot of things. (1) It depends on how central your home business is to your basic family needs. (2) It depends on what kind of social network you have in place around your family. (3)It depends on the age and number of your children, and of course, (4) it depends on the kind of home business you are attempting.
Let's lo… Continue
Posted on June 20, 2009 at 12:23am — 3 Comments
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- About My Family
- My family is grown, but I was an early homeschooler and I taught art in my studio some years ago.
- Website:
- http://theteapotcoop.com
- What are your children's names and birth dates?
- I don't make a practice of publishing that kind of information.
- Are you considering having more?
- I am past child-bearing age
- How would you describe your parenting philosophy?
- A mix of toughness and looseness. I faced a lot of obstacles as a single parent who chose to leave a restrictive religious background. I believe in basing all rules on priorities of risk and giving the child as much information as they can comprehend and allowing them to make choices and learn how to handle the consequences.
- What's your favorite parenting book (if any)?
- Not sure, because I read so many. Probably Dr. Spock along with Piaget and other authors.
- What are your family’s favorite books and toys?
- My child's favorite first book as a toddler was "Richard Scarry Books!" She loved those so much that she would ask by the author's name instead of the title.
- What are your family’s favorite TV shows or movies?
- We had limited television. She watched Sesame Street and similar when visiting grandparents. When she was older, we enjoyed Rosanne Barr together. Seems it made it easier for her to tell me what she thought of my own parenting skills, *LOL*
- What are your family's favorite foods?
- Traditional American leaning towards the brown-rice macrobiotic style. Meat & cheese probably about a third of the American average. Early childhood avoided white sugar and kept to low dairy. Never served carbonated beverages.
- What are your family's favorite places to hang out?
- Woodlands for relaxation, museums and cafes when in cities.
- What one adjective would you choose to describe your household?
- bohemian chaos.
- What do you see your kids doing when they grow up?
- I have the luxury of seeing already: she is in alternative healing.
- Describe your most humbling parenting moment.
- When she was a teenager, while leaving our apartment with one of her friends, she answered a question about who my boyfriend was with "Oh, that's ma's latest addition to her 'loser' collection."
- Who are you looking to meet on The Playground?
- Craig Ferguson.
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Then it's not a home business, is it?
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