Parenting and the Work at Home Freelance Writer

I've spent a lot of time talking about balancing freelance writing and family. There are several ways to make it easier to manage both a family and a work at home business. One of the biggest time drains on a mom is helping with homework. It can take two hours to help a child answer a few simple questions. This is why tutoring should be one of the first 'outsourcing' jobs a work at home mom should consider.

There are local tutors, but they rarely give 'value' for the money you pay. In many cases they are cheap, and worthless.

Online services like Reading Tutors will not only help a work at home mom give her child the help needed, while still meeting the demands of a WHAM, but it will also let the mother and child bond.

My son has an old computer beside mine. After school he comes and works beside me. This creates a 'together time' while still letting me keep up with my deadlines.