I was fortunate enough to get an opportunity to be on Fox 7’s Good Day Austin this morning and had the pleasure to talk with them about balancing motherhood and a career.  It really made me think about what our family needs to do everyday to make it work .  It’s not easy, but it’s do-able.

I spoke about the need to multitask and it dawned on me while  leaving the studio that one of the big benefits of family volunteering is it allows parents to do just that.  By going out as a family and volunteering you accomplish many things simultaneously — spending quality time with your children, learning about issues outside your own personal world, helping the community, meeting new people, developing your child’s skill sets (and maybe even yours),  and most importantly, it provides an opportunity to discuss real issues with your children that impact our community and how we can help.  Why is this important? Because we still have homelessness, hunger, unemployment, political strife, and other community needs.  But what if we started engaging our children in these conversations and educating them early on to some of the important causes so close to home.  Might it be possible that one day they might have a solution?  Anything is possible.

As parents our lives are crazy busy.  I feel it everyday, but that’s reality. With all the school and sports activities as well as weekend obligations, I know it begs the  thought, “I just can’t add another thing to our schedule.”  And this may be the case, but with all the benefits family volunteering can bring to your home life, perhaps it’s worth  incorporating into your family routine.