Any else work from home? How do you focus?

There is no way you will be able to focus the same way you were able to before you had children, or even when you only had one child if your children are in the home with you while you try to work. This is extra true if you are expected to be looking after them and doing your work at the same time. It simply can't be done. Do your children nap at the same time? Can you postpone your work to e done at their nap times or after your husband is home? Do you have a designated work space, or do you just work in your living room while the TV is on and the kids are running around, etc.?

Realistically, if your job has to be done during daytime hours (which, with tech support, I'm guessing it does), then the only way you're going to be able to work full time is with child care for your children. Even though you may be working from home, two children under the age of three require full time attention. Trying to split your focus means that something has to give, and it won't be your children, so it's going to be your job. So you have to determine if you either have family or friend support that could help you, if you can afford in home assistance like a nanny or au pair, if you want to put them in outside the home childcare like a daycare center, or if you will be cutting back or quitting your job. My husband works full time from home, but our children are 12 and 10 and do not require constant supervision, plus they are in school during the day. He's been doing that for four years now, so I understand the struggles, but neither of us attempted to work from home with both our children as young as yours are.

I tore knee ligaments six weeks ago so I've been working remotely since the end of November. I focus because I have a home office (not a kitchen table but a functioning office). Finally able to travel this past week for the first time since November.

Other tips:
-Get dressed for work. Pyjamas and loungewear don't cut it. Dress the same way you would if you were in a cube farm.
-Have a dedicated work space and NOT your TV room or your kitchen table.
-Don't do anything you wouldn't do in the office.
-Shower every morning (I shave every morning even when I work at home).
-Take a lunch break like you would in the office.

I started to work from home after my wife went back to work from having our two children. I found it incredibly difficult to look after the children and work at the same time. When they were under two years old, I put them to bed and worked (luckily they were good sleepers and never cried). When they got older (between 2 and 4 years old) I asked my parents to look after them for a couple of hours every day and they agreed. It helped me get my work done and I could power through paperwork easily.

My suggestions are that if you can get a friend or family member to help out during the day to allow you to have peace and quiet for a while to do some work. If you can't do that, it would be best to put the children into daycare, even for a couple of hours a day.

To effectively work from home with an 8 month old and a two year old, you need a caregiver for them while you're working.

My wife was in this exact situation. Obviously you can't work and be mommy at the same time. There's really only two options. You either need to find a nanny, or put the kids in daycare.

We tried both, and both options bring some headaches. Good nannies can be hard to find, and bring headaches in the form of you being both an employee to your boss and an employer of your nanny, so it's one extra relationship you have to manage. Also, if the nanny is keeping the kids in the house, kids don't understand the concept of you working and how the nanny is supposed to be handling everything.

Daycare can be a hassle getting your kids dressed ready and transported there. Plus, daycare's are germ magnets so your kid will pretty much be sick for six months straight.