Part-Time Working Around Your Children

Having children can somewhat reduce your options for work, especially when you have to do the school run, and then there’s the school holidays to also take into account – paying for childcare often completely negates the point of working because you end up earning simply to pay for someone else to take care of the children. That’s why working part time from home to earn extra income is so popular with parents who want to be around for their children but also want or need to work.

Teleworking is growing rapidly, with some 1.6 million people working from home using a computer and telephone link to an employer or clients. This type of work gives you much more flexibility to work the hours that suit you – and will cut down on the stress of racing to pick up your children from school every day. You will need to create a suitable work area in your home and the main disadvantage of working at home is that you may feel a little isolated.

Data entry work is also growing in popularity and is ideal for anyone with good typing skills. The job involves processing and entering data onto a database system and the good news is that it’s not very demanding. Set up is simple, you’ll need email and Internet access through which you will receive and deliver the work.

If you want to do something that is more sociable, you might consider direct selling as a means of earning extra income from home. Direct selling has been providing people with extra income for many years – for instance, did you realise that people have been selling Avon products since the late fifties?! Direct selling is perfect for anyone wanting to work part time and ideal if you need to be able to work around the demands of family commitments. You become your own boss in effect, so you are free to set your own working hours, and it gives you the opportunity to get out and about meeting customers.