With families so busy these days it’s sometimes hard to make time for your health by exercising. How can you justify an hour at the gym away from your family when you haven’t seen them all day and dinner’s still up in the air? With parents working harder than ever, homework piling up [...]
Tags: dinner, exercise, family bonding, family fun, Nutrition, sleep, stress
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Over the years, the science of genetics has given us insights into our health and behavior. A recent study published in Nature Neuroscience suggests that experience of abuse during childhood can leave scars on the genetic make up that last for life.
A previous study in rats revealed that baby rats reared by negligent or indifferent [...]
Tags: child abuse, DNA, glucocorticoid hormones, stress
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I don’t think I’m the only mom who has needed to take a “time out” for myself during stressful moments or days. I’ve found that it’s a good idea to find calming mantras to repeat and even use imagery to “escape” from life’s daily hassles.
I’ve always used the saying “Let go, Let God”, when I [...]
Tags: imagery, mantra, Mommy, stress, visualization
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One of the things about being a new mom that totally caught me by surprise was the complete lack of time to myself. I guess I figured I would be able to steal away occasionally to gather my thoughts or to catch a little break, but I soon discovered that – at least in my [...]
Tags: breaks, busy, creative, fast, Parenting, quick, stress
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Hey, mommies and daddies, are the holidays stressing you out? I, for one, admit it – yes, they do. And I can understand why “mom and dad can hardly wait for school to start again.”
But did it ever occur to you that the holiday season can also be stressful to kids? According to the American [...]
Tags: Add new tag, confusion, kids, stress, transitions
Posted in: Holidays, Parenting
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