Anxiety and worry . . . .
I’ve been talking to so many parents and in turns they are - freaking out, anxious, scared, caught between a few seemingly bad decisions. Sound familiar?
You are not alone! Together we can support each other, share ideas and come up with solutions to meet the challenges of this year with as much positivity, mutual respect and grace we can muster.
Here’s some typical questions/comments:
My teen sons have xboxes in their room with their school computers, is this ok?
I get distracted throughout my work day with laundry, questions, interruptions from kids. How can I stay focused to work?
My kids are complaining I’m always working, they wait until I can serve them food even though they are totally capable.
I don’t know the right thing to do, my neighbors are letting their kids do things I’m not comfortable with.
I’ve uncovered 4 main problem areas parents keep bumping against and a variety of ways to solve them.
4 Problem Areas
Space / Organization Problems: These usually have a fix we can accomplish by purchasing supplies, moving furniture, or de-cluttering.
Time Problem: These fixes come from time management strategies that help us focus our energy, productivity and relaxation time.
Relationship Problems: We address these with tried and true parenting tools, empathy, listening and limits.
Pandemic Problems: These are the big over arching things like fear, instability, the unknown and while we can’t change the pandemic we can mitigate it’s impact on our family.