We have 3 small children running in the house. Luckily my wife is also at home to take care of them full time. I can work from a seperate room, where the kids creativly made a sign with red on one side and green on the other. When I’m skyping with my boss for example, I’m turning the sign to red. So when they want to say something, they see the sign is red and return some later time. Another thing which works great is to provide structure for myself and the children. They know when I start to work, when we drink coffee (milk in their part) together around 10 and also around 15 in the afternoon. It is not a foolproof system, but it has helped me to concentrate on my work. When there are moments when they are screaming for attention, just take a break and play with them to settle them down and explain after sole time that you need to work again. My children are all below 4 and they understand that I can play for some time, but then have to leave me alone. It’s a trail and error way to see what works and what’s not. Good luck
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We have 3 small children running in the house. Luckily my wife is also at home to take care of them full time. I can work from a seperate room, where the kids creativly made a sign with red on one side and green on the other. When I’m skyping with my boss for example, I’m turning the sign to red. So when they want to say something, they see the sign is red and return some later time. Another thing which works great is to provide structure for myself and the children. They know when I start to work, when we drink coffee (milk in their part) together around 10 and also around 15 in the afternoon. It is not a foolproof system, but it has helped me to concentrate on my work. When there are moments when they are screaming for attention, just take a break and play with them to settle them down and explain after sole time that you need to work again. My children are all below 4 and they understand that I can play for some time, but then have to leave me alone. It’s a trail and error way to see what works and what’s not. Good luck