Collaborative Post¦ On top of looking after your kids, it’s important to look after yourself. Being a parent can be physically and mentally challenging. This can take its toll on the mind and the body.
Get seriously ill and it could affect your ability to look after your kids. This is why it’s so important to look after your own health as well as your child’s. Below are just some of the ways in which you can look after your own health as a parent.
Collaborative Post¦ Our understanding of mental health is better than it has ever been before and so many people are being diagnosed with mental health conditions. The number of young children with mental health problems is on the rise as well, which is why it’s vital that everybody finds ways to improve their mental health on a daily basis.
Collaborative Post¦ Modern life can be exhausting, so it’s important that we get a good night’s sleep. It isn’t just the quantity, either. The quality of your sleep is just as important, if not more. Sleep can have a real impact on your physical and mental wellbeing. Therefore, it’s worthwhile trying to be mindful of it and try to get the best sleep possible! These tips will help you to achieve that.
I love sleep, don’t you? Unfortunately, it’s something that most new parents are lacking in – unless you’re one of the lucky few! As it’s World Sleep Day today, I thought I’d discuss our sleep routine with 6 month old Autumn with you.
Once we got back from the hospital after her operation, we started a sleep routine (she was 6 weeks old then). From what I’ve heard, it doesn’t sound like sleep routines work with all babies and each person/couple has to tailor it to their needs. However, this is what we do: