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Stress Management Tips for Moms

Posted By: vie on September 3, 2009 at 8:55 pm

Moms, do you feel stressed? I do sometimes. But I view that stress has a positive impact too. It pushes me to work toward my goal. It is okay to feel stressed sometimes for a short period as long as it is not prolonged stress. Let’s look at disadvantages of stress.

The family and social relationship suffers. Your stress is channeled through negative emotional and physical reactions.
Prolonged stress may lead to health problems such as migraine or headache, digestion problem, weight gain, insomnia, weakened immune system etc.
You don’t care about your look and self-image.

We can’t avoid being stressed. The most important thing is how to manage your stress. Here are some stress management tips for moms:

Nutrition & Diet.

You must eat even you’re stressed. Eat smart carbs such as wholegrain for calming effect and protein-rich food to boost alertness.
Eat fish adequately or take supplement fish oil which is rich in Omega-3 fatty acids. The research shows that a deficit of omega-3 fatty acids is linked to a depression
Cut your caffeine. Caffeine can trigger anxiety and difficulty to sleep. Replace it with green tea which has natural caffeine.

Don’t resort to alcohol or drug. If you really need it, there’s a kind of tea, tranquility tea for calming effect and help you sleep better.

Keep positive attitude. Find some encouragement words to make you feel better, motivated. You can read book, listen to audio or watch Mind Movies to keep you in positive attitude. Dismiss the negative perceptions “what if”.

Exercise and Relaxation. Yoga doesn’t not only boost your body but also relax your mind. My Online Yoga guided by qualified trainers provides you with choices of different techniques to serve different purposes.

Do Fun Activity. You need to unwind your stress by doing something that please you such as going shopping, visiting the beach, watching movie at the cinema etc.

Smile and Laugh Often. Smile and laughter can lessen your stress.

Get a help. Ask a help from your partner or family to overtake some of house chores to lessen your burden. You can delegate some house chores to elder children.

Find support. Talk to a good friend or find a help from mom’s support group or forum does relieve your stress.

Get a good sleep. A good night sleep or short afternoon nap does help to relieve your stress and refresh your mind.

I hope tips above benefit as stress management resources for moms. Sometimes things are out of our control and we have to accept it or let it go. Learn to forgive and learn to control our anger. Do remember that anger is one short letter from Danger.

Kids can feel our anger too. On one occasion, my girl, Aimee, 5+ could advise us in such a wonderful way. She said to me and my husband: Are you angry to each other? Please say “sorry” to each other and you will feel okay. We like to see a happy mom and a happy dad.