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Self-care

Regular activities that support physiological recovery, including sleep, nutrition, movement, connection, quiet, and emotional decompression.

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Why self care matters and finding time as parent

Why self care matters and finding time as parent

Self-care is basic health maintenance, not selfishness Many parents resist self-care because it sounds like taking something away from the child. In reality, a parent’s body and mind are part of the child’s caregiving environment. When a caregiver is depleted, sleep deprived, isolated, or medically neglected, the whole family system becomes more vulnerable to irritability, […]

Preventing parental burnout

Preventing parental burnout

Understanding parental burnout Parental burnout is usually described through several core dimensions: overwhelming exhaustion in the parenting role, emotional distancing from one’s children, a sense of ineffectiveness or loss of parental accomplishment, and a contrast between the parent one used to be and the parent one feels they have become. These experiences can be frightening, […]