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Taking Time Off When You Work at Home
Maternity Leaves for the Work-at-Home Mom
Whether you telecommute or run your own home-based business, when you go back to work, you're working – and that means for at least part of the day, you're not taking care of your baby. Childcare is a must for women who go back to work, no matter where the workplace is.
You can, of course, hire someone to care for you child in your home. That way, you can still have "power lunches" with your new baby, and you can feel comfortable knowing that you're close by in case of an emergency. And if you can arrange your schedule to do some of your work in the evenings when your spouse is home, you can reduce the cost of full-time childcare.
Taking maternity leave might require a little more planning for moms who work from home, but the extra effort seems to be worth it. "I hear from many, many moms, who have been taken off guard by how sad they are when they return to the traditional workplace after they have children," Demas says. "My baby isn't in outside daycare, and both of my children know that they are the most important people in the world to me."
With careful planning and realistic expectations, you can take a maternity leave that is fulfilling for you and your baby and enables you to return to work knowing you've done what is best for both of you
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Work-at-home Moms and Maternity Leave by Anne on 12/03/2009 10:23AM
Well, it is very much obvious that women really need to have maternity leave. Since giving birth is NOT EASY and they do need some rest to be able to gain strength. This is a great challenge for women working at home since they need to organize and manage their time everyday but if you have a great system working for you then you don't need to worry you can still earn.... I will teach you how see at http://www.AchieveThePossible.com