Welcome back!
Just for you today, some fresh ideas on staying sane during the holidays. I know some of you who adore this time of year, and I love hearing from you. Keep sending me your favorite ways to thrive instead of just survive this time of year!
For the rest of my readers, check out these tips to empower your days and bring peace to your long nights during this special time of year.
The Nut-Free Mom Blog: Holiday Stress Management for Nut-Free … – Holiday Stress Management for Nut-Free Parents, Part 1. Ah, the holidays. They’re meant to be relaxing and enjoyable and for the most part, they can be. But food allergies add another dimension to these joyous times, and most of us find …
Dictionary For Dads: Holiday Bliss For Daddy – Some families have been known to host Christmas in July to avoid the “Actual Day” stress. Compromising relieves tension for children caught in the middle of extreme Holiday scheduling. Plan gift giving so that both parents are on the …
Holiday Stress – Stress Management Techniques – delish.com – Take the Stress Out of Santa Season. Children can get just as frazzled as their parents during the holidays, leading to insomnia, tummy aches, and temper tantrums. Here, eight easy, expert-recommended ways to ensure a happy, …
Holiday Stress! Are children affected? « Stress Free Kids – A higher score indicates a higher level of stress. Holiday schedules are usually very different from the rest of the year. This alone presents change. Christmas is assigned 12 points where as an increase in arguments between parents is …
6 Holiday Survival Tips: How to Reduce Stress: Healthy Living … – Financial pressure, time management, family stresses, or even some old memories, thoughts, missing loved ones who have passed–the holidays can bring on so many feelings. That is normal…and it is okay to have these feelings. …
Remember to breathe and take a few moments for yourself along the way!
Wishing you abundantly overflowing blessings,
Christy
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The Mommy-Muse on the Flip Side of The Interview! Wow, that was fun! I just had a great interview on the flip side of the phone with VoiceAmerica.com host Jackie Rogers on The Kitchen Table Entrepreneur! Would you like to know more about how Mommy-Muse.com came to be? About how Linda and I work together as a team to...... -
The Joy of Creating Your Own Holiday Traditions Today I encourage you to give yourself permission to think like a kid, scrap old traditions that no longer suit you and embrace new ones that will grow with special meaning in your family. Even if you've "always" participated in a certain tradition, you have total freedom to change it if it doesn't increase your experience...... -
Postpartum Survival Strategies: Double Talk for Twins I had a wonderful interview with Karen Pollak on this week's episode of The Mommy-Muse Is In: Empowering Your Journey into Motherhood on the VoiceAmerica.com Health & Wellness Network. Karen is a well-known perinatal and parent educator, and expert on infant and toddler sleep. For over 11 years, she's mentored...... -
Parenting and the Art of Change: Step One Adapting to change is a huge part of our life as parents. On a recent interview with American philosopher Tom V. Morris on The Mommy-Muse Is In, we opened up a treasure trove of wisdom from the philosophers of the past about how to deal with change. Tom says the...... -
The Joys of Traveling With Small Children I have been trying to write this blog post while my 3 and 7 year old children are bouncing around in the hotel room. I decided to research some of the travel tips that might make the trip back home more pleasant than the trip here. Along the way, I......
