3 Areas to Reduce Holiday Stress: Parenting Edition

Parenting Beyond Discipline

Erin Royer, MA Clinical Psychology, Child Development Specialist

Education, Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Parenting, Kids & Family

4.4 • 630 Ratings

🗓️ 14 December 2023

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Holidays are often stressful, but throw a kid or two (or more!) into the mix and it can be downright insane! Whether you are new to parenting and it's your first holiday with a baby, or you have older kids, it's more people, more schedules, more presents, more needs to manage. Schedules get off, our diet gets off, travel, hosting, and packing in the holiday experiences all add to the fun but also the chaos. Here are 3 key areas where you can get proactive to minimize holiday stress.

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0:00.0	No one can guilt you if you don't let them.
0:05.1	It's great to volunteer when we have the time and energy.
0:08.1	But if it leaves you feeling depleted, stressed, overwhelmed,
0:11.2	or anything other than warm and fuzzy and exhilarated about doing it,
0:14.8	then gracefully decline.
0:16.4	And however the other party or parties take it is none of your concern.
0:21.3	And know that takes practice, but you don't get practice if you don't practice, right?
0:26.1	So practice putting you and your family first.
0:29.1	Putting you first is putting your family first.
0:31.7	Keeping yourself healthy, happy, lower stress is the best way to care for your family.
0:37.8	The weather.
0:39.2	Tomorrow, expect a?
0:41.0	Biting cold front.
0:42.3	Hmm, how naughty.
0:43.8	I wonder what I'll be wearing or taking off.
0:46.7	The night will be wild and untamed.
0:49.0	Expect heavy, lashing rain that'll soak you to the skin.
0:52.7	By Monday, temperatures will rise slowly but surely
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