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\"America'sThe capacity to work from home in this time may be a blessing, but it\u2019s also a balancing act. Many parents are discovering whole new ways to organize work and kids in the same household. Pittsburgh resident, America\u2019s Preferred Home Warranty (APHW<\/a>) Area Sales Manager, and full-time mother Fawna Farrell is one of them\u2014and her hands are full to capacity.<\/p>\n

A Crazy Couple of Days<\/h4>\n

\u201cThe first couple of days I was really stressed out,\u201d Fawna said. \u201cI felt so much pressure and no control with how everything was changing by the minute. I was worried about how I would work and take care of the kids and all these extra responsibilities, and I honestly thought everything was caving in for a minute there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Then in the second week of Kaden (7) and Flora (5) being home from school, she had an epiphany: In the past when she had been gone all day, Fawna felt she was missing out on their lives. \u201cNow I have the best of both worlds!\u201d she exclaimed. \u201cI can stay home and be with my kids while I continue my career.\u201d<\/p>\n

Implementation Though…<\/h4>\n

Now that\u2019s easy to say, but harder to do. \u201cWe just had to find that balance as a family,\u201d Fawna said. She found that structuring the days is what worked best for her and her husband, Jeffrey, and of course for her children.\u00a0 \u201cWhen kids don\u2019t have structure, they act up. So I came up with targeted learning charts for both of my kids, and another for rewards where they get stickers for good behaviors, daily chores, etc. We\u2019re also using this time to teach them life things, like folding clothes and what goes into making dinner.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fawna (@FawnaAPHW<\/a>) wanted to share her story to let other parents know they\u2019re not alone in all the craziness going on. \u201cThere are probably a lot of parents who feel beside themselves,\u201d she said. \u201cMy hope is that they\u2019ll see my story and just embrace things for what they are. Our kids are only little once, and we miss them like crazy when we\u2019re working. So let\u2019s enjoy them while we get to stay home. Just have fun with it!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The capacity to work from home in this time may be a blessing, but it\u2019s also a balancing act. Many parents are discovering whole new ways to organize work and kids in the same household. Pittsburgh resident, America\u2019s Preferred Home Warranty (APHW) Area Sales Manager, and full-time mother Fawna Farrell is one of them\u2014and her […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":35,"featured_media":60732,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[69],"tags":[113,370,369,368],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nHome with the Kids? Us Too. | APHW Windermere<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Working from home is one thing. 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