yourself getting over- loaded and stressed, start being thankful. Identify all the things you are thankful for, say your “thank you’s” and you will override your stress based physical response system. Instead of en- ergy depleting stress hor- mones coursing through your body, you fuel your life with the powerful energy of thank you. This works great when the kids are driving you nuts and you start to resent them. Instead, identify how thankful you are that you have children and you’ll handle stressful situations much better. Say, “I’m thankful that I have these children even if they are driving me crazy.”
Quick Tips: Write a thank you list. What are you thankful for? Tape this list to your mirror and carry it in your car. Whenever you get overwhelmed pull the list out and read it.
7. Eat Smaller. Eat More. Eating three smaller meals and two snacks during the day will help you maintain your blood sugar level and reduce hun- ger related tensions that lead to stressful, angry, anxious emotions and yelling and screaming. An afternoon snack is espe- cially important since you are likely to feel more tired during this time. So before you pick up the kids from school or before they walk in the door make sure you eat a healthy snack. This will help you take charge of your thoughts and emotions when your house is chaotic.
Quick Tips: Carry a bag of nuts and raisins in your car with you. Switch your candy bowl with a fruit bowl. Make a ritual out of an afternoon snack – sit down and eat with your kids when they come home from school.
8. Choose Positive Energy Instead
of Negative Energy Remember that we have a moment-to- moment choice to choose positive energy over negative energy. If you focus on
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what your children are doing right, more than what they are doing wrong, your positive thoughts and behavior will boomerang right back to you. If you are negative, your children will reflect negativity back to you. If you are positive,
your children will be the light of your life. Imagine a light inside each of your children. The light is their posi- tive energy and positive attributes. The more you focus on nurturing that light, the bigger and brighter it will get.
You are the sun and water that help your children grow. Give them lots of great energy and they will soar as high as you can dream.
Quick Tips: Write down a list of your children’s positive qualities. Look at that list each morning and focus on 2 or 3 qualities each day that you want to re- inforce with positive praise and positive energy.
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