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schedule. Six years ago she made
a career adjustment to give her
more time for the family. She had
been working as a pharmacist at
Henry Ford Hospital and rotat-
ed between afternoon and mid-
night shifts. It was hard to
negotiate reasonable hours.
Now she is with Specialized
Pharmacy Services in Livonia,
where she has carved out a niche
for herself in a 25- to 30-hour-a-
week job. As director of profes-
sional development, she
coordinates the training for in-
house pharmacists. Her work is
flexible because much of it is pro-
ject-oriented. As long as deadlines
are met and required meetings
attended, she can set her own
hours.
The option of a four-day work
week allows her a day off for ap-
pointments and volunteering at
her kids' school. She has the time
to be a room parent and on com-
mittees. She even formed a com-
mittee to recognize the special
needs of working parents and fa-
cilitate their participation in the
school.
For back-up support, Ms.
Welford relies on the grandpar-
ents on both sides of the family.
`They are generally available and
willing, even on a moment's no-
tice," she said. "Jay may work
round the clock at the office dur-
ing the week, but he's home on
weekends. The weekend is sa-
cred, it's our family time."
Having done it for 16 years,
Barbara (Bobbie) and Joe Lewis
are pros at managing work and
family. Their children Miriam,
Aaron and Hannah are now 16,
13 and 10. Both husband and
wife hold the title of director of
communications at their places
of business — he at Royal Mac-
cabees Insurance and she at Hos-
pice of Southeastern Michigan.
She says having a family-
friendly employer, who realizes
that employees have a life out-
side the office, helps a lot.
The Lewises, who live in Oak
Park and work in Southfield,
have an easy commute that
makes it possible for them to ar-
rive home between 5 and 5:30
p.m. Then it's a race to get a meal
served and the kids to activities.
In this musical family, there are
lessons or rehearsals for someone
almost every night.
"We don't always get to eat all
together and sometimes we just
have soup and sandwiches, " Ms.
Lewis said.
As the managerial mom, Ms.
Lewis keeps the master calendar
and records everyone's schedule.
She figures out in advance what
has to be done when, who has to
be where and how they will get
there and back.
Dr. Lewis has the carpool sys-
tem down pat. He works on his
lap-top computer while waiting
for the kids.
As kids get older, their needs
change. The demand on parent
time shifts more to chauffeuring,
homework help, school events
and emotional support. The
child-care arrangements do get
easier. It makes a big difference
when the youngest child reach-
es school age, and when the el-
dest child becomes old enough to
babysit.
The Lewises have reached an-
other milestone — having a 16-
year-old who can drive.
Tips For Working
Parents
* Be organized and plan ahead.
On Sunday night, check the
calendar and go over the
arrangements for the coming
week.
* Anything you can pay some-
one else to do for you, consid-
er taking advantage of, to the
extent you can afford it.
* Be realistic about obligations
and how many activities you
and your children can do. Try
not to over-commit. Often
the heart and intentions are
in the right place, butlies too
much to undertake.
* Have back-up help for emer-
gencies and when regular
arrangements fall through.
See what your spouse and ex-
tended family members are
capable of and tap these re-
sources, if available.
* Give kids a sense of responsi-
bility and let them share in
household chores.
* Observe the Sabbath. When
you decide not to drive on
Saturdays, you automatically
give yourself a day to unwind
with your family.
* Set priorities in your work
and home life. You can't have
it all. Decide what's most im-
portant to you.
* Find a job in a family-friendly
company or organization.
Parents find that having an
understanding boss helps
make it possible to keep ca-
reer and family life in balance.
* Explore career options and be
creative about designing a job
that suits you and your family
situation. If you can bring
something valuable to an em-
ployer, don't be afraid to pro-
pose a viable work
arrangement.
* Don't let guilt get in the way.
Sometimes you'll feel like
you're being pulled at both
ends and not doing either job
or family justice. Just hang in
there.
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