Working from Home with Kids

Working from home can be tough for some people, doubly so when working from home while watching your kids. With all of Ontario on lockdown due to Covid-19 all public and private daycares have been shutdown, including Kinder Buddies. We aim to help those parents working from home with some tips on maintaining productivity.

Keep up Routines

Our number one tip is to maintain your regular routines when it comes to waking/bedtime/eating ect. Children work best with routine and while it may be tempting to forgo bed times, maintaining routines may help remind children that mom and dad work.

Take a Break Outside

This may be our number one tip but take the kids to the backyard or for a quick walk around the block once a day. Kids have tons of energy and letting them run around will let out that pent up energy. The fresh air will be great for the kids and yourself.

Take time before or after a quick lunch to get some fresh air. Make sure to avoid parks and to maintain social distancing while out.

Setup Visible Timers

To maintain productivity set up your children for activities with 1-2 hour increments. Have the timers on the computer/tablet/phone where your kids can visually see how much time is left for the activity.

We recommend visual timer apps like the ones on this list that make it easier for even the littlest kids to understand.

Setup a Specific Office/Work Space

The best general work from home tip is to set up a specific work space just for work. If you use this space only when working; over time your kids will learn to understand that you are working when you are in your office. Depending on age this may take a bit longer to stick but consistency is key!

Everyday doesn’t need to be Educational

Finally, we would like to kindly remind all of our superstar parents that everyday does not need to be educational! We understand that you are a parent and a worker, and suddenly putting on the educator hat as well may be too much.

Be kind to yourself and give yourself the time you need. If that means entertainment movies and more screen time that’s what it means.

We also love to share that Scholastic has made school age learning classes free online!

Kinder Buddies wishes all of our families to stay safe for the next few weeks.

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Kinder Buddies Oakville Child Care is a Quality First Daycare and Infant Care facility in Oakville, Ontario. We take care of children from the age of 6 weeks to 5 1/2 providing nutritious meals and fun activities all day long.