Work-life balance; networked family; changing attitudes

There’s a very interesting article published on Yahoo!, originally from BusinessWeek which highlights the changing face of the family.

Entitled Overworked, Networked Family, it examines the shift in work-life balance - a phrase often used in our time-poor lives.

Some of the main issues and observations made:

• It suggests that ‘balance’ is the wrong word to use: ‘Transformation’ would be better.
• Parents and children are no longer on the same schedule.
• Family links are now often more about the use of technology.
• Families need to transform their attitude towards technology from an oppressor into a liberator.
• Historically, the family model has mirrored the organisation of the workplace.
• The combined workweek of a husband and wife in their prime working years with children is 68 hours, up from 59 hours in 1979.
• Standards for a healthy, emotionally rich family life are a lot higher than they used to be
• You have to control the technology and make it work for you, not work you.
• It’s still important to put in boundaries between work and home

Read the full article: The Overworked, Networked Family