just want to know what is the best way to be productive

Posted By: Productivity Babe on 2006-04-03
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i'm a newbie and i expect to get a job any day now. I have applied to several on line courses and shown them my a grades so i know i will be there soon and would like to be prepared. my question is with my 2 year old and 3 year old is it easier to work in the morning while there are the good shows on public tv or perhaps after lunch? those of you with kids what are some good videos that keep them busy and happy. i am so glad i will be at home saving money on daycare but i guess i will also have to spend it on videos lol

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just want to know what is the best way to be productive - Productivity Babe
- I work off hours and have no daycare - mighty
- And boy will you reap what you sow (sm) - NoTV
- This issue - MTmom
  - Bragging much? (nm) - NoTV
  - The OP didn't say anything about any thing other than TV - so you are making an assumption
    - we can go on and on - the truth is
- It is tough being a newbie - believe me
- TV isn't 100% effective.... - NewMT
  - Same here... - newbimom
- I only work part time but it takes me...sm - momof3
- If you really want to be productive and raise - NCMT
- Is this post for real? Take care of your - children and work while they are sleeping
- This is such a sad way to look at raising children - and I have one at home
  - I thought it had to be a joke too. nm - my 2 cents
  - Got that right, mom! Can't just put the little ones on the back burner while you try and earn a - buck! They're kids, not furniture. nm
    - I doubt that is what she was trying to say... - MTMommy
      - I expressed my sadness about the poster's overall - and I have one at home
      - totally agree mommymt - rs
        how does TV addiction equate to love from a mother? - curious spin on the subject
        As I sad you are extremely rude - rs
        misplaced anger - you rant, I made valid points

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If you really want to be productive and raise
your children well, then please, please do not do it this way. You cannot put your children in front of the television set to be babysat while you work. I am a single mother and I work from home. My son is school-age now, but before he was, he went to daycare in the mornings for half the day so I could work. Then, I would work in the evenings after I put him to bed. I know that you will choose to raise your children in whatever way you shall, and you may perhaps be someone who is just trying to push buttons on this board to start something, but I have to tell you your children will suffer greatly if you allow this to happen. You will also find out that it will not be as easy as you think to just *plop* them down in front of the TV and go to work. This is a tough job...especially in the beginning. You are going to be doing a lot of research and it is going to be hard to get your production up to speed as it is without the added stress of having your children there with you. You need to honestly sit down and truly consider this.

Just my opinion.

Ha! Some days are less productive
than others. He has times where he plays by himself. We also have a swing. Other times he just sits on my lap and we deal with it. I love nap time! Thankfully, my husband is in school and is home during some of the day to watch him.