How to keep your sanity during the holidays

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It's the holidays and the stress of the year is upon you. All that crazy frenetic, "doing", busy, energy, of rushing around not only impacts you, but your children too. Yup! So if you want to stay sane, you need to physically slow down. I know that may not be so easy with all the things you've got going on. So if you can't stop the rush of the "going", you can slow down physiologically. Simply put, we can slow down our body responses and here's a simple way to do it. Take a minute, while you're in the airport, before you walk into the mall, or a stressful family event. Before you act you can slow down your heart rate and breathing, which will make you feel more calm (and less reactive when problems arise).

So take a minute and imagine tensing up all the parts of your body, starting from the top of head, all the way down to your feet. Tense and tighten everything and hold for the count of ten, then exhale and release. Do this three times in a row and you'll be feeling more relaxed for sure. Best part is you can do this with your kids too.

If you are traveling with the kids pack up some fun small activities, such as travel games, coloring books, Mad Libs, small package of model magic, and comic books. Kids need down time too so they can self-regulate. A final tip to keep your sanity- say "no thank you". It's simple, yet oh so effective. Having problems and need more support? Schedule a complimentary phone consultation to learn more.