The following are a few tips to help you make sure you are balancing your home business and family:

 Identify your priorities. The first step to making sure your family stays a priority is to actually identify your priorities. Make a list of what you think is important in life, and then work to divide your time accordingly.
 Eat together. Strive to eat as a family together at least one meal a day with no interruptions. This could be at breakfast before school, or in the evening at dinner. During this time, keep the TV, cell phones, and other devices off and focus on the family. This is a good time to catch up on each other's days and the activities that are going on in your family's lives.
 Involve your family when possible. One great way to make sure your family stays a priority and spend time with them is involve them in the business as much as possible. This could be something as simple as having the kids help you stuff envelopes. Involving the family makes it a family business and can provide valuable bonding time.
 Make a date night. Stay connected with your spouse while running a home business by having a date night every week. Make it a must during the week, and don't answer any work-related phone calls. Focus on things other than work while you are on your date.
 Delegate your work. Sometimes, especially when it's your own business and you have a specific idea about how you want things done, it can be easy to take everything on yourself. However, this allows other important things, like your family, to take a back seat. If you have work you can delegate, do so. This will allow your family to remain your priority.
 Schedule alone time with your children. Another way you can make sure your family remains a priority is to make sure you spend a little time alone with each of your children each day. This could be as simple as letting them run errands with you or driving them to school each morning.
 Take care of yourself. In making sure your family remains a priority, it is also important that you take some time for yourself. Running a home business can be very stressful, so make sure you get enough sleep, exercise, and down time that your family will actually enjoy your company when you're with them.

Running a home business can be very rewarding. It can also be time-consuming and stressful. However, it's important that make sure your family remains a priority while running a home business.