Todays Mompreneur

Not all times are good for work. No matter how much we need to get done for our ‘business’, kids will not always cooperate with us. That’s why it’s so important to find something that will entertain them long enough for you to finish that order, tweak that website, or balance your books. It doesn’t matter what the task is, but you are bound to face this situation at least once in your life.

You need to entertain your child.

But how? From toddler to the pre-preteen stages, crayons hold a power that can render nearly anyone helpless. If you give a child crayons and a coloring book, they are bound to sit and color. How long they focus may be determined on their attention span or how much they actually enjoy the coloring process, but it will give you a few precious minutes to finish an important task or two.

However, that isn’t always enough. Children that are especially clingy or just want to be near you for a bit might not be completely satisfied. This is where we get out the childrens table and set them up right next to us. If we’re typing it out on the computer, your child still has the benefit of being next to you and ‘working’ just like you!

In the past, crayons and a piece of paper have been exactly what I needed to get my daughter to stop talking for a few moments. She’s a chatterbox, and nothing is harder than trying to concentrate through a long stream of chatter being sent directly to my eardrum. By pulling up a table, whipping out her crayons with some note paper, and setting her down, I have been able to accumulate at least 10 minutes of quiet at a time.

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