Winter is a wonderful time of the year with the joy of holiday traditions, family gatherings and travel. It is also the time of year when germs abound. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, flu activity peaks during December, January and February. So what happens if you get the flu?
Life is full of daily frustrations. It could be related to not getting enough sleep because your six-year-old keeps crawling into your bed at night. Or maybe it’s the traffic you have to deal with every day on your way to work. Perhaps it is related to that weird sound your minivan makes every time you are backing out of the driveway. Some of us can shrug off these everyday irritations. Others of us have a harder time letting them go. We let little hassles build on each other so that by the end of the day, we are ready to explode. A better way to cope is cultivating mindful acceptance.
As parents - with kids to raise, jobs to work and dishes to wash - we often forget to make time for ourselves. Yet sometimes focusing too much on our children isn’t the healthiest choice for families. Not taking time for ourselves can undermine our efforts to be the best possible parent we can be.
We like to think of the holiday season as merry and bright, but the busy season of giving, getting and preparing can lead to increased stress levels for families. Stress can impact the physical health and emotional well-being of everyone in the family, from the parents right down to the infant.
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