How Frazzled Parents Can Be More Present with Kids during the Holidays

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December 30, 2024, 7:30 PM

• •Focus on the larger experiences and future you're trying to create for yourself and your family.
• •Reconnect with your friends and relatives who are also in the parenting trenches to lighten each other's loads, both physically and emotionally.
• •Envision what you want your holidays – and specifically your relationship with your child – to look like five, 10, even 20 years from now.

Parents are often stressed out during the holidays, and this can lead to harsh parenting behaviors. To avoid this, parents should focus on the larger experiences and future they're trying to create for themselves and their families. They should also reconnect with their friends and relatives who are also in the parenting trenches, and notice if they've become beholden to the dreaded "shoulds." Finally, parents should envision what they want their holidays - and specifically their relationship with their child - to look like five, 10, even 20 years from now.

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