Use my user on one machine while someone else is on it?

Hi, just wondering if this is possible.
My kids have taken over my iMac LOL! and I am wondering if it's possible for me to login into it via my Macbook Pro and use my user on that machine while they are doing their thing, effectively having two users being used at once. Is this possible somehow?

Sorry maybe I wasn't clear enough, I use file sharing all the time so I know about that, what I want is to be able to actually use the Imac while my kids are on it, basically like having 2 users at once, because I only run certain programs just on that machine I want to be able to login and use the machine while they are still using it. I think this may be possible via vnc or something.
So basically my son is using the iMac playing a game but I am
Also logged into the iMac using the machine, so simultaneous users on re machine at once.

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