Parenting Tip for Today - Relax!

RELAX

The dictionary reminds us that to "relax" is to release oneself from inhibition, worry, or tension. All too often, as parents, we see relaxing as being self-indulgent.  In our minds, the act of relaxing takes away time from the things we "should" be doing.   However, if we don't fill ourselves up on a regular basis, we end up exhausted, frustrated, and resentful.  One of the best things we can do for our children is to take exquisitely good care of ourselves.  Ultimately, by our actions, we give our loved ones permission to do so as well.