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NATIONAL WORK AND FAMILY MONTH

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October 1, 2025

NATIONAL WORK AND FAMILY MONTH

National Work and Family Month is an annual celebration in October. During the month, businesses across the U.S. are asked to promote healthier and more flexible work environments for their employees.

#WorkAndFamilyMonth

The goal of the campaign is to remind employers about the business benefits of supporting work-life effectiveness programs. Today, our families come in all shapes and sizes. Between work, family, and personal life, we all face many responsibilities every day. Finding a healthy balance among them all is so important.

Tips to Maintain A Balanced Family

Family interaction is important to keep the family strong and healthy. Whether you communicate or spend time exercising, any time a family spends time together is a positive thing.

  1. Have open communication that focuses on listening and understanding the family member talking.

  2. Talk about the goals, traditions and values the family has.

  3. Explore and try new things together.

  4. Keep contact with family members outside the home and make time for them, too.

  5. Keep physical activity a priority

  6. Eat as many meals together to allow the entire family to share things in their life.

HOW TO OBSERVE

Use #WorkAndFamilyMonth to post on social media. If you are a business owner or employer, try adding National Work and Family Month to your agenda this October. It's safe to say your employees will all appreciate you for doing so! Here are a few tips to get you started.

  1. Get together a committee of work life ambassadors. Let everyone brainstorm creative ways to promote work life alignment.

  2. Dedicate each week to education and activities pertaining to a specific work life issue. Some of these could be flexibility, financial education, volunteerism, physical and mental wellness, and stress reduction.

  3. Find out from employees themselves which of the above issues is most important to them. Issue a small work survey for quick, easy answers!

  4. Offer help to your employees. Host speakers that are experts in work life alignment, or even join in on some online webinars.

  5. Promote the month with uplifting, motivating e-mails, signage, seminars and fun events!

HISTORY

National Work and Family Month was established by WorldatWork's Alliance for Work-Life Progress in 2003.