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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Life-Saving Words from My 7 Year Old (Whose Birth Triggered My PPD) Seven year olds are shining this week. First I shared Eco-Warrior, Luka, with wise words about saving our environment. Today, my own daughter is up with life saving words for the spirit. You see, last night I learned that my husband's teaching job is not "ready" for him yet. He...... -
Come Play in My Sandbox! There's a recurrent theme in my conversations with mothers over the last few weeks. Essentially, women are telling me that they don't feel like they belong well enough to "play in other people's sandboxes." I've heard this from unconventional moms of all ages - they feel too old (grandmothers raising...... -
Top Stress Management Tips for Moms: Part One Do you find that you are spending far more energy attending to other people's needs than to your own? Perhaps you need effective strategies that will allow you to access extra reserves of patience while navigating trying times. Personally, I woke up recently and realized I had been neglecting my...... -
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......
