Caregiving is exhausting. It is a 24/7 job that requires major reserves of time, energy, and patience. Caring for yourself is crucial in order to be able to adequately care for your children. Quick self-care suggestions to keep your tank full: Tap into your relaxation response with deep breathing or meditation. Motherly is a great Read More
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Self Care Tips For New Parents
If you are a new parent, you are probably experiencing a lot of stress. It’s normal to be exhausted much of the time. If you never take time to rest, relax and recharge, parenthood can become a trap that leaves you feeling irritable, angry and overwhelmed. Here are seven simple steps to reduce your stress. Read More
One Problem At A Time
Typical Stressed-out Scenarios: So€¦you decide to fix everything at once. A week later all of the problems seem worse, you feel totally defeated, and you just give up on everything. Parent Care Tools To The Rescue! Pick your battles! You are a good person, so be kind to yourself. Pick one problem to work on Read More
Nature
Work and school deadlines, traffic jams and cantankerous, hungry children€¦time to care for yourself as a parent? In dreams only! But there is time, because just outside every door is outside. The next time you step out of your car take ten seconds to step out of your situation. Take 10 seconds to enjoy nature!Each Read More
Take Ten
All parents feel stress in a variety of ways: exhaustion, fussy children, job pressures and family problems. Recognizing that you are under stress is the first step in learning how to take control. Here is a process you can use to turn your stress into positive action. © Parent Trust for Washington Children Read More
Decompressing
All parents have stress around a variety of everyday situations: exhaustion, fussy children, housework left undone, teen back talk, etc. When stressed, parents can become more sensitive to the usual noises and activities around the house, becoming less patient and more irritable. It’s difficult to concentrate and you get stuck on negative thoughts. Recognizing that Read More