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5 Tips to Reduce Your (and Your Child’s) Holiday Stress

Enjoy the Holiday Without the Stress!

Every holiday really is the best of times and the worst of times. As the holiday season approaches, your stress level will undoubtedly escalate. Our tidings of joy and comfort can so easily be devoured by the relentless stress of doing it all, getting it all, and buying it all.

In addition to your regular work schedule, home and kids, you’ve got more shopping to do, menus to plan, and food to prepare. And because stress can ripple out to our spouse, children, coworkers, and others, the benefits of reducing it ripple out to others too. The good news is that you can still lower your holiday stress even with all the extra activities and preparations.

To help you along your journey, here are some proven strategies to help you decrease your holiday stress.

1. Start your holiday planning and preparations earlier.
2. Scale down your holiday plans.
3. Take time-saving shortcuts.
4. Acknowledge that everything doesn’t need to be perfect.
5. Decide on your course of action

7 Tips to Fend Off Holiday Stress

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Holiday stress can affect anyone, even children. There are a lot of expectations around the holidays. Many people associate the holidays with family gatherings, parties, and happy memories. These expectations can be stressful.

When stress is at its peak, it’s hard to stop and regroup. Try these 7 steps to ensure you have a stress-free holiday:

1. Plan Ahead
2. Maintain Healthy Eating Habits
3. Saying “No”
4. Get Some Sun
5. Make The Choice to Be as Happy as Possible.
5. Make The Choice to Be as Happy as Possible
6. Take a Break
7. Practice gratefulness

Tips For Parents On Managing Holiday Stress

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Managing holiday stress seems inevitable—that whirlwind of holiday parties, gift-giving, and activities galore that begins right after Halloween, builds to Thanksgiving, and continues to gain momentum through the end of the year.

Adults know that the holidays are stressful, often bringing unwelcome guests—stress and depression. According to a C.S. survey, one in five parents claim that their stress levels ruin the holidays for their children. We want to think of the holidays as joyful, but they can also be a challenging time for many families.

Top 4 Stress Relief Strategies for Your Family

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There are many stress relief strategies available that can be used depending on the individual and their circumstances.

The Top 4 Family Stress Relievers are:

1. Communicate by speaking directly to your family.
2. Learn what love language your children and spouse speak.
3. Spend quality time together as a family with a family day or family game night.
4. Openly discuss your finances and financial situation with your family.

10 Ways to Reduce Burn Out

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Can you believe it’s almost been a year since the world shut down because of COVID-19?

Somedays is seems like the year flew by.

Other days it feel like it will never end.

And you may be experiencing some burnout.

You may be exhausted, moody, and ready to give up.

You may be prone to emotional outbursts, falling asleep in the wrong place, and unable to focus and concentrate.

(Or maybe that’s just me?)

5 Tips to Encourage Positive Behavior in Teenagers

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5 Tips to Encourage Positive Behavior in Teenagers Positive behavior in teenagers is important as it allows them to...

5 Tips to Strengthen Your Child’s Emotional Health and Happiness

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Nurturing your child’s emotional health is essential for happy, healthy kids. During the formative years of childhood, emotional health and identity are largely shaped. Their sense of well-being as well as their physical and cognitive growth may be negatively affected if this foundation is not properly established.

Three main factors play an essential role in how well kids can manage their emotions, gain perspective, and develop resilience.

These factors include having close relationships with their parents, receiving appropriate parenting, and having strong social and emotional skills.

When parents are a source of warmth and unconditional love, kids usually develop a positive attitude toward life.

How can you strengthen your child’s emotional health? These tips can help:

1.Spend time with your kids.
2. Train your children to be “fluent at feelings.”
3. Avoid labeling your children when you discipline them.
4. Encourage them to think positively.
5. Let them know it’s okay for life to be difficult sometimes.

5 Ways Motivation Can Make a Difference in Teenage Life

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Motivation in teenage life isn’t easy. Teenagers today face an unprecedented level of complexity and pressure as they strive to establish their identities in the digital world. They are in the process of finding themselves, finding their identities, and trying to better themselves.

From navigating social media to developing mentally and physically, finding motivation can be a difficult undertaking for many teens.

But with just the right amount of encouragement, these important years don’t have to be overwhelming; instead, they can serve as positive tools for discovery and growth.

Here are some ways motivation can make a difference in the life of a teenager:

1. Increased confidence.
2. Better school performance.
3. Motivation helps a teenager change their habits.
4. A teen’s life changes drastically with the right motivation.
5. A motivated teen thrives even under challenging circumstances.