Tips on how to combine home-schooling with working from home

We believe in making your life easier and more comfortable, so we’ve put together some ideas on how smart home technology can lend a helping hand. We want to make the new school routine less stressful for you so you can keep calm and save that precious time.

Organisation is key

Finding a routine that works for your family can be difficult, sit down with your children and help them to create a visual timetable. Get creative! Make it into a Sunday activity, setting them up for the week ahead and giving them focus. Smart speakers can be useful to simply ask to set reminders whether it be an important meeting or the children’s lesson schedule. Allow yourself a prompt so that you’re prepared when time runs away with you. These clever devices could even help with homework projects, a quick and hands-free way of getting those important answers!

Starting the day right

Did you know that children who regularly get an adequate amount of sleep have improved attention, behaviour, learning, memory, and overall mental and physical health? A consistent sleep routine is also important and can be cleverly aided by smart home technology. Schedule a ‘bedtime’ scenario with multiple smart home products, making the lights automatically dim and blinds or curtains close, creating a relaxing bedtime atmosphere so everyone knows it’s time to head to bed. In the morning, program a ‘wake up’ scenario at the time you need to wake up, opening the blinds or curtains to let the light in.

To start the day in a good mood, eliminate that blaring alarm sound and instead ask your smart speakers to wake you and the kids up with your favourite songs. Come morning time and the family will be dancing out of bed, setting you all up for a good day.

Minimise the opportunity for distraction

As soon as the first rays of sunlight enter our homes we awake and begin to enjoy the sun. However, reflections from the sun can make it difficult for both parent and child to read the screens properly. An intelligent system like the TaHoma connects you to your home enabling you to filter the amount of sunlight entering your home by adjusting your electric blinds or curtains via the TaHoma app using a phone, tablet or simply using a voice assistant. 

Creating a safe space

Parents and children both benefit from breaking up their work, communicating clearly and stepping away from their studies occasionally. Create a safe outdoor space for your children to play outside during their break times using TaHoma to control your garage door and gate. As the evenings get lighter you can enjoy meal times outside, knowing that your children are safe to run around.

Enjoy family time

You can also create individual lighting scenarios making time for those special moments such as cinema evenings on the sofa. Make sure you set yourself aside some relaxation time and integrate your lamps into your TaHoma smart home solution creating a calming ambience so that you can all truly appreciate family time.

During Winter, it is important that you adapt your heating at home to the weather conditions. This not only saves energy and protects the environment, but also ensures a more comfortable living experience. To take control of your heating, install a smart thermostat. The temperature can be adjusted in each room controlling it centrally using your phone via a smart thermostat app. 
To keep you home extra warm and cosy you can connect your electric blinds with a sun sensor. This will automatically lower your blinds and close your curtains according to the positioning of the sun; creating the perfect night in for you and your family.

If you haven’t got any smart home technology yet or want to add products to your existing collection, Somfy has got you covered. To learn more about how Somfy can help you live more comfortably, get in touch here.