Stressful days are inevitable for mothers. Stress comes in different ways; waking up each day running around with house chores, catching up on your career, and chasing after the children are enough to cause you stress, but the good thing is that you can manage stress.
Stressful days can make you feel weak. Not knowing how to manage stress can affect your attitude/communication towards your family; you could become harsh, quick to blame, become authoritative, and communicate negatively to your children.
Here are 7 tips to you cope with stressful days.
1. Take a break and decompress after a stressful day
At times your body really needs a break. When you feel like this, all you need is to take some minutes away from your kids – take a walk, relax, meditate and take a deep breath. It gives you a greater view on how to equip and handle stress around you as a mom.
2. Take time to laugh
Laughing, giggling, and smiling can help relieve your stress. You could have a good and long laugh with your children to help relieve you from pressure. In addition, you could learn to say funny things to your children and make each day fun-filled at home.
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3. Identify times of the day most stressful for you
Identify that period that you feel most stressed. it could be cooking, getting the children ready for school, or shopping.
Sometimes, when you don’t plan your time and you rush about getting things done in time, you get overstressed. This, in turn, can make you transfer the anger on your children.
Nevertheless, plan ahead of time-like – tell the children to arrange their wears before going to bed.
4. Listen to your favourite music
Good music has the power to calm your mind and body when it is stressed. Create a playlist that contains your favorite songs and you can dance along. Let the music speak to you and relieve you of your stress.
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Hopefully, with these tips, you should be equipped with ways to cope with stress and how to balance family responsibilities with your career. When you are able to manage your stress properly, you will as well have quality time with your children.
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