“Kids realize very early on that you aren’t around all the time. My five-year-old ran after me a few weeks ago after I had said goodbye and said to me, ‘are you going to be working every weekend?’ He realized it was the weekend and you are not supposed to work on the weekends. You are supposed to be with your family. I have to be honest, there is always this guilt. But you have to talk to them. It’s not just a job. It’s not just a career. It’s medicine and you dedicate your life to this. But my family and my kids still hold a very important place in my life. So when I am around, or when I come home at the end of the day, I make sure there are activities planned together so that they realize they are important to me. I do things like accompanying my daughter and my son to music classes as much as possible. I make sure we always have lunch together on Sundays. I always try to do something together once a week as a family.
Make sure when you are spending time with your family, you take advantage to spend that time well and when you are away working, you let them know that they hold a very important place in your life. It’s really important you talk to them about your work. (remove kids will understand as it is there twice!) Kids will understand how important the work is if you keep them informed.”
Make sure when you are spending time with your family, you take advantage to spend that time well and when you are away working, you let them know that they hold a very important place in your life. It’s really important you talk to them about your work. (remove kids will understand as it is there twice!) Kids will understand how important the work is if you keep them informed.”