| Having a home-based career has many advantages. | | | | Another issue that must be dealt with is child-care. |
| Likewise, there are some concerns with such an | | | | Many individuals with young children go into a |
| endeavor that should be addressed prior to beginning. | | | | home-based career with the idea that they will avoid |
| One such concern is that a home-based career can | | | | child-care costs since they will be working in the home. |
| be somewhat isolating. This can come in the form of a | | | | It is important to draw a line between family time and |
| perceived lack of camaraderie. With no peers close at | | | | work time. It is not feasible to look after small children, |
| hand, it can seem that you are going it alone. You may | | | | while concurrently working productively. Arrange for |
| miss out on "water cooler" talk with coworkers. You | | | | preschool, daycare, playgroups, or a babysitter during |
| may also feel that you have nobody with whom you | | | | the hours in which you intend to be working. In this |
| can problem-solve and share ideas. Rest assured, this | | | | way, your children will get the attention they need, and |
| is not the case. There are many networks of people | | | | likewise so will your work. |
| whom work from home to foster the sharing of | | | | These are but two areas of concern that any |
| contacts, creative ideas, strategies, tactics, and | | | | home-based career worker must address. Try to |
| lessons-learned. Such networks provide a sense of | | | | view these issues as opportunities rather than hurdles |
| community and work-life balance. | | | | or roadblocks. |