Being a huge advocate of self care for moms and my blog would have been incomplete if I didn’t write about it during the current lockdown. It’s a tough time for everyone around the globe.
We are back to basics! Aren’t we? As of today, today we begin our second week when we are under a complete lockdown. the city has turned into a ghost town. Not a person in sight.
However, these couple of days have taught us to live with the basics. I also realised that we wasted so much time and money going to malls, buying overpriced brands and paying for overpriced food that we are now cooking at home.
Honestly, I have become so habitual of this slow-paced life. No hurry in the morning to send kids off to school, no tiffin packing exercises, no dependency, etc.
However, taking care of your family and kids all by yourself or with minimal help can be overwhelming. It’s normal to feel burdened and amidst the daily hustle, it’s not hard to lose sight of yourself and ignore your self care. Self care is not just physical, it’s also mental and emotional.
Self Care Basics for Moms
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Until a few weeks ago, it would take a lot of cajoling to bring the kids indoors from the playground. And now, a lot more cajoling is required to keep them indoors.
Whether you are a stay-at-home, work-from-home or a full-time working mother, right now you have to manage everything along with taking care of your kids and family.
But kids? They love one thing the most, going outdoors. But now they can’t go outdoors and are confined indoors left with limited things to do. It’s no less than a punishment for them.
So, why not go easy just for this once? Let them be and let yourself be.
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First and foremost, no matter how cute you find it or how sweet kids appear helping their parents in the kitchen, DO NOT let them enter the kitchen because, let’s not forget – a kitchen is a place full of accidents. You can’t afford any injury or wastage right now. The time is not right. In future? Of course! But right now, keep them away from the kitchen as much as possible.
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It’s absolutely alright if you don’t do any DIY or artsy projects with them every day. Your sanity is way more precious and cleaning the mess afterwards can be really stressful. Once in a while is okay, unless you and your kids enjoy that kind of activities on a daily basis.
It’s absolutely OK to let your children sleep a little extra. That will also give you a few extra hours in the morning. They will have schools later anyway and all of us will jump into our usual routine almost immediately.
Between and you and your partner, if your partner’s work require more time and attention, then just take it easy. Do as much as you can. Don’t badger yourself if something does not get done.
If you are the one who has to take care of everything else then you should rather be chilled out than being angry and annoyed all day.
Therefore, go easy on yourself. Pick your battles. Relax and stay calm. It’s a tough time certainly but your kids and family will only be as happy as you’ll be.
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