NEARLY
NEARLY 9000 AMERICANS WHO HAVE CONTRACTED THE VIRUS HAVE
GOTTEN WELL.
GOTTEN WELL. >>> WE WANT TO TURN NOW TO
TERRY AND AUSTIN TO PICK UP OUR
COVERAGE, TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE
WHO ARE WORKING FROM HOME.
>> Reporter: ABSOLUTELY, WHILE
ESSENTIAL BUSINESSES ARE OPEN
SO MANY OF US ARE NOW WORKING
FROM HOME.
FROM HOME. WITH SCHOOLS CLOSED OUR KIDS
ARE AT HOME ALSO STUDYING AND
DOING SCHOOLWORK ONLINE AT
HOME.
HOME.
HOME. HOW
HOME. HOW DO WE MAKE THE MOST OF WORK
WHILE BALANCING LIFE AS A
PARENT?
PARENT?
PARENT? THAT IS OUR NEXT TOPIC AS TEXAS
COMES TOGETHER.
COMES TOGETHER. >>> MORE OF US ARE WORKING FROM
HOME THAN EVERY BEFORE.
ZOOM REPORTS SAY THEY ARE USING
VIDEO CALLING SERVICES EVERY
DAY AND EVEN YOUR KIDS MAY MAKE
AN APPEARANCE DURING A
CONFERENCE CALL.
CONFERENCE CALL. >> I AM TRYING TO DO AN
INTERVIEW AND MY KIDS ARE IN
THE BACK.
THE BACK.
THE BACK. >> LET'S STAY HITCHED, THE
JOURNEY IS CONTINUING.
>> PARENTS HAVE HAD TO FIGURE
OUT HOW TO GET WORK DONE AND
SOMEHOW STILL HOMESCHOOL AT THE
SAME TIME.
SAME TIME. >> I JUST WANT TO GO BACK NOW I
AM BOARD.
AM BOARD.
AM BOARD. >> IT IS A BALANCING ACT AND
LET'S BE REAL, IT CAN BE
OVERWHELMING.
OVERWHELMING. TONIGHT, HOW TO GET YOUR WORK
AND SCHOOLWORK DONE AT THE SAME
TIME.
TIME.
TIME. >>>
TIME. >>> JOINING US NOW TO HELP US
FIND SERENITY WHILE WORKING
FROM HOME IS SARAH, SHE IS THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF
CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION.
SHE HAS BECOME A WORK AND
SCHOOL FROM HOME GREW HERSELF.
HELLO, THANK YOU FOR BEING
HERE.
HERE.
HERE. >>
HERE. >> HI, HAVE --
>>> WE ALSO HAVE A PROFESSIONAL
ORGANIZER HERE, SHE WILL GIVE
US HELPFUL INFORMATION ON HOW
TO GET OUR LIVES TOGETHER IN
ALL OF THIS.
WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
>>> YOU WILL GET A CHANCE TO
ASK YOUR QUESTIONS, TEXT THOSE
TO THE NUMBER THAT YOU SEE ON
YOUR SCREEN, 214-977-6028.
WE WILL INCLUDE YOUR NAME AND
THESE INCLUDE THE CITY YOU ARE
MESSAGING FROM SO THAT WE CAN
GET TO AS MANY OF THESE
QUESTIONS AS WE CAN TONIGHT.
SARAH, I KNOW YOU HAVE GREAT
TIPS HERE AND YOU HAVE MADE IT
EASY FOR US BECAUSE THEY ALL
START WITH R. THAT HELPS A LOT
OF US RIGHT NOW BECAUSE WE ARE
IN INFORMATION OVERLOAD.
THE FIRST ONE IS REALISTIC WORK
EXPECTATIONS.
EXPECTATIONS. WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT?
>> BREAD, SO REALISTIC WORK
EXPECTATIONS ARE GOING TO MEET
THE NEEDS OF YOUR FAMILY AND
CHILD.
CHILD.
CHILD. THIS IS GOING TO LOOK DIFFERENT
AT HOME.
AT HOME.
AT HOME. WHERE AS AN ELEMENTARY STUDENT
MAY BE WORKING ONE OR TWO HOURS
A DAY LOOKING UP THROUGHOUT THE
DAY, AND MIDDLE SCHOOL ANOTHER
STUDENT MAY BE ABLE TO 19 FIVE
OR EIGHT HOUR THROUGHOUT THE
DAY.
DAY.
DAY. WE
DAY. WE WANT PARENTS TO FOCUS ON NOT
RE-CREATING A CLASSROOM
SCHEDULE, WE KNOW THAT YOU ARE
AT HOME AND IT HAS TO LOOK
DIFFERENT.
DIFFERENT. >> SPEAKING OF THAT SANDY, I
KNOW ALL OF OUR HOMES ARE A BIT
DIFFERENT AND HAVING THE KIDS
WORKING ALONGSIDE OF US CAN BE
REALLY DIFFICULT, IF YOU DO NOT
HAVE SPACE.
HAVE SPACE. SOME OF THAT IS CREATING
REALISTIC WORK EXPECTATIONS
WHEN IT COMES TO SPACE.
HOW DO WE DO THAT?
>> I THINK STARTING OUT WITH
NOT HAVING IT IN YOUR BEDROOM
OR AT THE DINING ROOM TABLE IS
A GOOD IDEA.
SETTING UP AN AREA OF YOUR HOME
THAT REALLY MATCHES YOUR WORK
AREA THAT YOU HAD PREVIOUSLY,
HAVING A DESK, OR COMPUTER,
HAVING LIGHT, HAVING A DOOR IF
POSSIBLE, SET IT UP SO THAT YOU
ARE REMOVED FROM ALL
DISTRACTIONS IF POSSIBLE.
>> THAT IS REALLY TOUGH TO DO,
I HAVE THREE KIDS, SO I HAVE
THREE KIDS WORKING ALONGSIDE
ME.
ME.
ME. IT
ME. IT CAN BE REALLY CHALLENGING
FOR SURE.
FOR SURE.
FOR SURE. SARAH, YOU MENTIONED ALSO READ,
READ, READ.
READ, READ. HOW MUCH SHOULD WE HAVE OUR
KILLED -- KIDS READ?
>> CHILDREN'S HAVE EXPOSURE TO
VOCABULARY AND CONVERSATION.
THIS COULD BE TALKING EVERY
NIGHT AT THE DINING ROOM TABLE,
OR GOING ON A WALK AND NAMING
WHAT THEY SEE.
EXPOSE THEM CONSTANTLY TO
LITERATURE.
LITERATURE. >> SANDY I WOULD SEE FROM AN
ORGANIZING STANDPOINT IT IS
IMPORTANT TO HAVE BOOKS IN AN
AREA THAT YOUR KIDS CAN GET TO
WITHOUT NEEDING YOU.
IS THERE A TRICK TO THAT?
>> AGAIN I THINK IT IS ABOUT
SETTING UP EACH FAMILY MEMBER
FOR SUCCESS AND FOR CONVENIENCE
AND SIMPLIFICATION.
AND SIMPLIFICATION. IF YOU CAN SET UP AN AREA FOR
CHILDREN WHERE THEY CAN DO
SCHOOL WORK AND PERSONAL
READING, THEY CAN DO THEIR
PERSONAL TASKS, THAT RESPECTS
EVERYONE'S BOUNDARIES AND NEED
FOR SPACE IN THE HOME, AND NEED
FOR PERSONAL SPACE AND QUIET
WHEN THEY NEED IT.
THAT IS IDEAL.
>> SARAH, THE THIRD TOPIC YOU
BROUGHT UP WAS BE READY, WHAT
DO YOU MEAN BY THAT?
>> RIGHT, I HAD TO LEARN THIS
ONE THE HARD WAY, MORNINGS ARE
STRESSFUL ESPECIALLY WITH
CHILDREN AT HOME AND TRYING TO
WORK A FULL TIME JOB.
REALIZE THAT GETTING READY THE
NIGHT BEFORE IS VERY IMPORTANT,
AND EVEN ALONGSIDE YOUR CHILD.
RIGHT NOW WE GET READY AT NIGHT
MAKING SURE TECHNOLOGY IS
CHARGED, PENCILS ARE SHARPENED,
EVERYTHING HE NEEDS IS READY
FOR THE DAY THAT MAKES THE
MORNING SMOOTHER.
MORNING SMOOTHER. >> SANDY I THINK THIS GOES NOT
JUST WHEN IT COMES TO
SCHOOLWORK AND OUR OWN WORK
LIFE AT HOME, BUT EVEN MEALS
AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
ARE THERE THINGS WE CAN DO IN
OUR KITCHEN TO GET READY FOR
THE NEXT DAY?
>> YES, I ABSOLUTELY ECHO WHAT
YOU HAVE SAID, ANYTHING YOU CAN
DO TO PLAN AHEAD THE NIGHT
BEFORE TO SET YOURSELF UP READY
FOR SUCCESS THE NEXT DAY IS THE
WAY TO GO.
ABSOLUTELY, ONE OF THE THINGS A
LOT OF MOMS ARE SAYING TO ME IS
I PURCHASE SNACKS AND THEY ARE
GONE IN A DAY.
I RECOMMEND THAT YOU SET ASIDE
SNACKS FOR THE DAY BY EACH
PERSON.
PERSON.
PERSON. THIS ELIMINATES GRAZING
THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND BURNING
THROUGH EVERYTHING.
THROUGH EVERYTHING. ANYTHING THAT YOU CAN DO LIKE
THAT AND PREPARE IN ADVANCE OR
THE NIGHT BEFORE, SO EVERYONE
WILL KNOW THE EXPECTATIONS,
THAT IS BENEFICIAL.
>> GREAT TIPS, SARAH, THE LAST
ONE YOU SAID WAS I THINK A
REALLY IMPORTANT ONE AND THAT
IS REMEMBERING GRACE.
WE ARE REALLY ALL JUGGLING SO
MUCH RIGHT NOW.
>> YES, THAT IS SO TRUE, SO
GIVING YOURSELF GRACE A LOT OF
US WOKE UP AND THE NEXT MORNING
WE WERE HOMESCHOOL TEACHERS AND
WORKING FULL-TIME JOBS.
NOT EVERY MORNING IS GOING TO
GO THE WAY YOU WOKE UP AND
THOUGHT IT WOULD.
GIVE YOURSELF GRACE, PATIENCE,
AND GIVE GRACE TO OTHERS DURING
THIS TIME.
THIS TIME. >> WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER,
FOR SURE.
FOR SURE.
FOR SURE. DAVID THERE IS IS NOW WITH SOME
OF YOUR VIEWER QUESTIONS.
DAVID, YOUR FAMILY IS
STRUGGLING AS WELL RIGHT NOW.
>> THERE ARE SO MANY QUESTIONS,
I AM TRYING TO PUT A COUPLE OF
THEM TOGETHER FOR US, AND THIS
ONE IS I GUESS FOR SARAH,
QUESTIONS ABOUT, AND PEOPLE
SAID THEY SHOULD DRESS UP OR
WHERE APPROPRIATE WERE CLOSE
WHEN THEY ARE DOING WORK FROM
HOME?
HOME?
HOME? WHAT KIND OF FRAME OF MIND
SHOULD PEOPLE BE IN WITH A ARE
GOING TO WORK AND IT TAKES THEM
ONE MINUTE TO GET THERE?
>> RIGHT, I PERSONALLY HAVE
KEPT MY ROUTINE.
I ENJOY GETTING UP EARLY AND
GETTING READY AND GOING TO
WORK.
WORK.
WORK. THAT HAS REALLY HELPED MY
MINDSET OF A PROFESSIONAL
SETTING AND ENGAGING AND BEING
READY FOR THE WORK DAY.
I AM CONTINUING ON WITH WHAT
HAS TO BE ACCOMPLISHED.
>> SANDY, A QUESTION I GUESS
THIS IS A BE IN YOUR AREA OF
URBANIZATION, BUT STRUCTURING
YOUR DAY AND MAKING SURE YOU
KIND OF HAVE BREAK TIMES INSIDE
OF A DAY, IS THAT SOMETHING
THAT YOU COULD PUT ON A
BLACKBOARD AND SAY WE ARE GOING
TO FOLLOW THIS SCHEDULE?
>> WELL, I THINK IDEALLY IF YOU
SIT WITH YOUR FAMILY OR WITH
YOUR SPOUSE AND YOURSELF AND
CREATE AN IDEAL SCHEDULE, TO
START WITH THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
ALLOW A LOT OF ROOM FOR
FLEXIBILITY AND I THINK THE
SCHEDULE IS REALLY IMPORTANT,
IT IS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT TO
WORK BREAKS INTO YOUR DAY AND
THAT THERE IS A TIME TO SHUT
DOWN YOUR LAPTOP AT THE END OF
THE DAY.
THE DAY.
THE DAY. IT IS EASY FOR US, PARTICULARLY
A PERSON WHO LIVES ALONE TO
WORK WELL INTO THE NIGHT.
YOU CAN OVERWORK YOURSELVES,
SET BOUNDARIES AND SCHEDULES
FOR