The new trend in our society is working from home. Many women are leaving
the corporate world to come home and care for their families, but they
still desire to contribute financially. It can be challenging to work
from home, especially for women who have children to care for as well.

Is your wife is one of the growing number of work at home moms? Here
are ten key tips on supporting her:

1. Encouragement is key
Sometimes all that your wife needs in order to be successful with whatever
she is working on is a little encouragement. Often times she won’t
have anyone else around to give her the encouragement that she needs
and you may be the only person that can give her the encouragement
she needs.

2. Help with whatever she is doing
Depending on the business there may be extra work that could be done
by you. For example, with my wife’s website, Christian Work at
Home Moms (www.cwahm.com), she will often need someone to write a script,
setup an email account, or proofread a document. Some of the tasks
aren’t going to be the most glamorous but 5 minutes could save
your partner hours of time and added stress.

3. Be positive
It’s easy to be a positive influence on your wife and her business. Listen
to her when she talks about her business. Don’t put down her ideas
for business growth - help her think of new ideas to help her business
grow. Remember that just because she is working from home, that does
not make her business any less important or legitimate. If you are
a positive influence on your wife and take an interest in her business,
there’s no telling how big the business might grow! As wives, we need
our husband’s support and encouragement!

4. Watch the kids
Your wife is at home with the kids all day every day. Sometimes she is
going to need a chance to work with no distractions. If the kids are
constantly asking questions and bugging your wife she can’t get
anything done. Don’t wait to be asked. Be proactive and offer to
watch the kids.

5. Listen
Your wife might not have a large support system or other co-workers to
bounce ideas off of. She is going to need someone to talk to and more
importantly listen to the ideas she has. I think this goes hand in
hand with encouragement. You will need to listen and encourage, sometimes
that is all she needs.

6. Let her run the show
This is her job her business she gets to call the shots. I know that
the way my wife and I handle the business decisions is that she runs
all of her ideas by me and we mutually make the decisions. A lot of
the decisions can be costly and take a lot of time. Those decisions
should be made together but ultimately it isn’t your decision.

7. Be a part of the business
Many wives want their husbands to take part in their home business even
if it’s just helping to stuff envelopes. Taking the time to do even
small things like this will encourage your wife and show her that you
support her. If there isn’t a way to be directly involved with your
wife’s business, pick one day a week and do the dishes or another chore
that will free up some time for your wife to work at her business.

8. Don’t let her give up.
Most work at home moms will tell you that it takes 3-4 years to build
a successful business. It doesn’t happen overnight. When your wife
feels discouraged, listen to her and ask if she would like your input
on the situation. She will need your encouragement to stick with it.
We wives do not like to fail our husbands and we sometimes feel like
failures when our businesses are not doing well. Remind your wife of
the time that it takes to grow a business and that EVERY business has
times during the year when sales are slow.

9. Surprise her
This may not sound like a business tip, but a great way to help your
wife stay motivated is to bring her little “surprises” – flowers,
her favorite candy, a business supply that she can’t bring her
self to spend the money on. All of these are great ways to remind her
of your support.

10. Pray
Most importantly, this business is going to need prayer. Never underestimate
the power of prayer to help you get going and keep the whole project
rolling. If you aren’t talking to God on a regular basis it will
be very hard to stay on track.

By following these ten simple tips, you can help strengthen your wife’s
home-based business. She will appreciate your efforts and your marriage
will benefit as well. Supporting your work at home wife is one of the
best ways to show you care.

About the Author
Allen Hart is the founder of CWAHD.com, Christian Work at Home Dads.
CWAHD.com was designed to assist dads in their quest for a work at home
job or business. For more information and additional articles, visit
www.cwahd.com or contact Allen at info@cwahd.com.

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