Family Living
Focus
Jane Mecum
Perry Co. Extension
Stress:
Been There - Doing It Now!!!
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tissue paper hanging from my left
heel. Let me tell you about stress!
What parent hasn’t experienced
stress? Whether you have an
infant, toddler, school age, pre
adolescent or adolescent, one or
more kids, single or married-you
are going lo have stress!
What is stress anyway? Why
docs one event make you feel like
the whole world is coming apart?
How can some people manage so
much more than others? Why
can’t I have a perfect family?
Stress is the result of your per
ception of events which directly
influences your body’s reaction to
those events. For example: kids
getting into things isn’t stressful.
It’s natural for kids of all ages to
explore and test their limits. How
you react triggers your stress. If
you have a hundred other things
on your mind, it doesn’t take
much testing to send you to the top
of your stress level.
When it comes to managing
stress you need to look at the evejjt
and determine what you can con
trol. You may only be in control of
your reaction. In the story above,
there isn’t one event that I could
have changed. How I reacted to
one or more of those events is
what I can change!
Here are some tips for handling
stress in your everyday routine:
Get enough sleep-even 10
minute cat naps are good.
Work off stress with physical
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activity-yon don’t need a gym, do
physical activities with your kids
or spouse. It’s O.K. to play.
Talk out your troubles- find a
listener, someone that doesn’t
have to fix your problems, just lis
tens to them whilie you reflect on
your own situation. Be sure to
reciprocate.
Avoid blaming others
recognize your role in creating
and managing your own stress.
Don’t let things slide- don’t
keep things inside; let go of prob
lems as they occur.
Avoid self-medication-if there
are too many problems that you
can’t handle, seek professional
advice.
Develop a humor library
books, tapes, cartoons. Find things
that make you laugh; you can’t
think about problems when you
are laughing.
A Dad Tip
If the arriving home tipie
becomes stressful, talk it over with
your spouse and come up with
new strategies. One idea might be
to have one night a week where
the family picks you up and goes
out for a quick meal Another may
be that dad gets ten minutes in the
bedroom before anyone attacks
him.
You are a very important per
son that has been gone all day!
While you may have had a stress
filled day, your family may not
know that. Your arrival triggers
the signal that all is well - the fam
ily unit is back together. It's time
to focus on your family.
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