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Integrating the Business into the Family Issues for helping involve adopted children in your work so they do not feel neglected while you work. I do keep saying you need to have a routine, and this is important. No matter how your routine evolves, it needs to be predictable for adopted children. So, if you start something, make sure you can keep it up! Find something they can do. While you are working, if your kids have something they can do that they equate with your business, that they look forward to, it can help them to feel part of what you do. For example, if you make jewelry, they can do beading with children's beads. If you work on a computer, you can give them something to do on a computer (be careful though that they are not equating your work with playing on the computer!). One of my older sons checks my website designs for me. He offers suggestions when I am stuck. I read back sentences to the kids when I am writing to brainstorm different vocab words. One of my daughters likes to dust my computer equipment. And an older son sometimes draws cartoons for me to use for site designs. How you involve your kids depends on what you do, and what they can do. A lot of parents have dreams of teaching their children the business and then the kids grow up and have no interest in what the parents do. This is very common. I don't believe that kids should be forced into the family business! One of my sons now repairs computers, and was quite talented at assembling them when I was building systems. Another CAN do it, but simply has no interest in learning any more than I require as a part of helping out or meeting school science requirements. A third would LIKE to learn it, but really has no gift for it. I involve them in ways that they can do, and try to involve them in things they like to do. Just remember that the purpose is to build the relationship. Even in business, when you have the chance to do that, you should. My youngest son likes to help with bringing me shipping boxes, fetching the tape, putting labels on boxes, stamping envelopes, and other simple tasks. They are little things, but he enjoys it. It really isn't any faster with his help, but it does strengthen our relationship to include him. Look at the various aspects of what you do and see if there is a way to help your child relate. If you can find it, it can help to build a relationship and encourage the child to become a vital part of the family.
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