As a result of this revelation I myself had, I thought I'd create a stress-busting guide for this year.
I wrote this article originally for Choose Now Ministries, which focuses on parents of teens. But parents of any age child will benefit from these 4 stress-reducing strategies. We have to remember that our children definitely pick up on our stress levels. It's like they get it through osmosis.
So here are my suggestions:
1) Get practical.
We all have one or two areas that we
stress over more than others. More than likely, our anxieties revolve
around financial, health-related, or interpersonal concerns. Maybe we
can’t be in the same room with our mother, or we just don’t have enough
money to do gifts like we have in the past. Whatever it is, verbalize it
to someone else. Doing this objectifies it and makes it a force that
you can reckon with.
To read the rest of the article, click here. Let's Analyze
Anything else that you do in particular to de-stress during the holidays? Please share with me!
