Follow these tips so you can be a working parent who balances your obligations well and still commits to both work and home:

1. Create a schedule
As a working parent, you likely have a lot of responsibilities both at work and at home. It can be helpful to create a schedule for yourself so you can separate work from home and give the time and focus you need to each. With a schedule, you'll be able to show your family when you're available and keep yourself on track to both succeed at work and have quality family time.

If you work from home with young children, write out a schedule for them, too. This can help them have their own plan for the day so you can focus on work when you need to. They'll be able to see when it's playtime, lunchtime or time to clean up, and you can refer back to it during interruptions, setting them back on course.

2. Re-evaluate your expectations
As a working parent, you may have high expectations for work and home life. It's a good idea to check in on your expectations and re-evaluate if you find they are not realistic or causing you and your family undue stress. Balancing it all isn't always easy, but if you adjust your expectations, you may find it less stressful to work through your tasks and have a great home life because you're better able to meet your expectations.

3. Speak honestly with your kids
It may be hard to have to leave the kids to go to the office and tell them you're unavailable for them because you have to work, but with an honest conversation, you can help them manage their expectations too. It may help to talk to your kids about what you do for a living, how you impact people or processes and why you like your job.

Children need to understand that you must complete work obligations, but you can still spend quality time with them when you're done working. Consider giving them their own jobs so they can model after you and feel like a valuable member of the family.