Be Kind To Yourself: Increase Positive Self Talk People need praise and approval everyday. How can you make sure that you get your daily dose? Give it to yourself!Positive self-talk is any kind of message to yourself that makes you feel happy, strong, relaxed, motivated, loving, or energetic. We can use positive self-talk to calm Read More
Category: Stress Management
Decrease Negative Self Talk
Be Kind To Yourself: Decrease Negative Self Talk Guess who criticizes you the most every day? You do! Many parents literally make hundreds of nasty comments to themselves every day. One parent kept track of her negative self-comments just for one Saturday. When she had counted over 100 negative comments by noon she gave up Read More
Self Control
Self-control is sometimes described as the ability to limit one’s impulses in the absence of an authority figure. It is often related to one’s developing sense of ethics and values. For example: A 10-year-old child is in a store and sees a pack of gum. They want that pack of gum, but don’t have any Read More
Why Self Care?
Why is it important to take care of yourself when you are a parent? If you were going to run a marathon, you would probably do several of the items on this list: Being a parent is like running a marathon every day! What are the benefits of practicing self-care everyday? Puts Gas in Your Read More
Making “No” Easier
The Power of “Maybe” Your child: Mommy, I want…[this, that, the other thing].You: No.Your child: Please….You: I said no!Your child: It’s not fair! (Stomp, stomp, door slam.) Sound familiar? How nice it would be if “no” were all it took: “Okay, Mommy, what ever you say.” Back to reality… When the answer is no (and Read More
Recuperative Sleep
There are many strategies for reducing stress but one of the most important ones is making sure you and your children get recuperative sleep. Recuperative sleep is the type of sleep where you actually feel rested when you wake up—not just as tired as before you went to sleep! Read More