| There is no doubt that the benefits of
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| | Grandma and Aunt Jeannie and Uncle Timmy
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| being a work-at-home parent outweigh the
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| | etc. Either take a brief time out or make
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| drawbacks. However, some days can prove
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| | it a routine at the end of the day to
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| to be difficult when your two year-old is
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| | hang your child's masterpieces in your
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| determined to climb on top of your filing
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| | office. He will feel like he accomplished
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| cabinet while you're trying to
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| | something that made you proud. Let your
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| participate in an important conference
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| | child help you tape his work on the side
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| call.
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| | of your desk or up on the wall. You may
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| Here are ten tips that can help make
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| | be surprised by how intrigued your
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| your life easier, and your little ones
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| | toddler is with tape!A chalkboard is an
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| happier, while you work at home.Set up a
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| | easy, inexpensive addition to your home
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| little desk for your tiny assistant in
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| | office that you may never need, but your
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| your home office, close enough for you to
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| | assistant-in-training will probably use
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| keep an eye on him, but far enough away
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| | it every day. If you buy the big sidewalk
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| for you to focus on your work.Tell your
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| | chalk, your toddler will be less likely
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| child that he is your personal
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| | to decide to taste the bright colored
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| assistant-in-training and emphasize what
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| | sticks. If he or she does try to take a
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| a big deal it is for him to have this
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| | bite, the chances of choking are reduced
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| title and his own work area.Provide your
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| | with these fat pieces of chalk. Make a
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| child with some tools similar to those on
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| | production out of adding this new item to
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| your desk. Carefully select only the
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| | your office. Pretend you need it to use
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| safest items that are virtually
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| | it to record your daily business
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| indestructible. Your child's active
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| | reminders. Your child will be more eager
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| imagination and natural curiosity can
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| | to get his little hands on something he
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| easily lead to disaster if he gets his
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| | sees you using. One little warning:
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| hands on the wrong gadget.Assign your new
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| | Although this cheap addition to your
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| assistant with important job
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| | office may offer a new outlet for your
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| responsibilities. Young children love to
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| | child's creativity, it will usually lead
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| imitate adults, especially their parents.
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| | to the need for a quick bath at the close
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| Depending upon what type of business you
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| | of the business day!There are a few items
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| operate from home, you can dream up
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| | that are actually "toys,'' but may be
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| duties that mirror what your child
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| | able to pass for "tools" (similar to the
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| watches you do every day.One duty that
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| | machines you use every day) to be added
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| may delight your toddler is opening mail.
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| | to your new assistant's desktop. Various
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| Give the child junk mail, advertisements
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| | toy companies manufacture mini-versions
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| or anything else you don't want to read.
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| | of adult products, like little battery
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| Provide a little trashcan or place for
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| | operated computers, designed to teach
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| him to pitch the envelope if that's what
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| | your child the alphabet or animal sounds;
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| you usually do.Another job that may
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| | play telephones that ring by themselves
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| thrill your child and can potentially
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| | and talk back to your child; and musical
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| occupy him for more than an hour is
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| | keyboards that perform tunes
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| organizing your out-dated files, old
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| | automatically and also allow your toddler
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| business cards, duplicate copies, rough
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| | to make his own melodies. Your toddler
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| drafts and any other impertinent papers.
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| | may be content to imitate you with toys,
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| The key to this little task is to place
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| | like these, that look similar or sound
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| files to be organized in a basket or file
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| | the same as your desktop
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| bin and provide an empty desk drawer or
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| | devices.Depending upon the location of
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| old briefcase for your toddler to
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| | your office, layout of your house, and
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| transfer the papers to and from -
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| | your child's level of independence, you
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| possibly repeatedly. If you can manage to
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| | may be able to designate duties that
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| concentrate on your work and coach your
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| | require him to leave your office to go
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| new assistant at the same time, you may
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| | find a phone book for you, or to locate
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| stimulate their thinking by beginning to
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| | that big envelope that came in the mail
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| count the papers he or she is moving from
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| | the other day. You can purposely forget
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| the basket into the desk drawer.A
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| | to collect all the items you will need to
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| must-have for your new little employee is
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| | complete your job that day or you can ask
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| a notepad or notebook similar to the type
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| | your little assistant to seek out objects
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| you use for taking notes, and crayons (if
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| | that you don't really have to have
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| he or she will accept such a "childish"
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| | immediately. Toddlers usually like to
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| writing implement.) Encourage your child
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| | look for things, especially when they
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| to draw a picture for you and make sure
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| | think they are helping mommy or daddy. Be
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| you praise the final product. The more
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| | sure to thank your child and compliment
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| compliments he or she hears from you, the
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| | him for being able to find exactly what
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| more your child will want to keep
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| | you wanted!
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| creating special drawings for you, or
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