How to Balance School and Family
How to balance Penn Foster studies with family demands
Many people have struggled trying to balance their studies and their family demands. Now that I have learned how to balance between the two, things in my life are a little bit easier. I am a stay at home mother of six children, all under the age of 13. My children have many demands and I must find the time to meet their needs as well as meet the requirements to complete my schooling. The reason that I have decided to go with online classes is so that I will be able to be with my children and be able to help ease some of the financial burden that my husband has to deal with right now all on his own. The main goal that I am trying to achieve is balancing my family needs with my school studies.
One of the reasons that I decided to earn my associates degree in medical assisting through Penn Foster School is because it is affordable for me, classes are available online, and I am able to work at my own pace. I enjoy being able to complete my assignments when I have the time available. I have a busy daily schedule that I try to follow and that must include time for my homework. My youngest child is an 11-month old beautiful baby girl and she demands much of my time. The time that I am able to make for my studies is when she is napping or after I put her down for the night. While my schooling is very important to me, my family does come first, and I try to be the best mother that I can be. I want my children to be proud of me and know that I did this to benefit our family in the long run.
I have also learned to set small goals for myself. When I complete my goal I reward myself, by reading a book I enjoy. The way that I try to meet my goals is by logging onto the Penn Foster website to see how many assignment I have to complete. After I do that, I figure how much time I need to complete each course and I plan on how many assignments need to be completed each week and make that one of my goals.
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Many people have struggled trying to balance their studies and their family demands. Now that I have learned how to balance between the two, things in my life are a little bit easier. I am a stay at home mother of six children, all under the age of 13. My children have many demands and I must find the time to meet their needs as well as meet the requirements to complete my schooling. The reason that I have decided to go with online classes is so that I will be able to be with my children and be able to help ease some of the financial burden that my husband has to deal with right now all on his own. The main goal that I am trying to achieve is balancing my family needs with my school studies.
One of the reasons that I decided to earn my associates degree in medical assisting through Penn Foster School is because it is affordable for me, classes are available online, and I am able to work at my own pace. I enjoy being able to complete my assignments when I have the time available. I have a busy daily schedule that I try to follow and that must include time for my homework. My youngest child is an 11-month old beautiful baby girl and she demands much of my time. The time that I am able to make for my studies is when she is napping or after I put her down for the night. While my schooling is very important to me, my family does come first, and I try to be the best mother that I can be. I want my children to be proud of me and know that I did this to benefit our family in the long run.
I have also learned to set small goals for myself. When I complete my goal I reward myself, by reading a book I enjoy. The way that I try to meet my goals is by logging onto the Penn Foster website to see how many assignment I have to complete. After I do that, I figure how much time I need to complete each course and I plan on how many assignments need to be completed each week and make that one of my goals.
The schools website