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SELF CARE ACTIVITIES FOR PARENTS REFLECTION IS A TIME TO BE ALONE WITH YOUR THOUGHTS. RELAX IN A FORM OF MEDITATION, JOURNALING, OR SOMETHING ELSE OF YOUR CHOICE. BEING A PARENT IS ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT JOBS AND WITH A RELAXED MIND WE CAN BE READY FOR THE NEXT TASK. FAMILY MEETINGS ARE A GREAT WAY TO HAVE DISCUSSIONS AND TOUCH BASE ON HOW EVERYONE IS FEELING. YOU CAN REVIEW THE FAMILY CALENDAR, MAKE A CHORE CHART, OR DISCUSS ELECTRONIC TIME LIMITS. KEEP A LIST OF 3 GOOD THINGS ABOUT EACH DAY. THEY CAN BE SMALL OR LARGE, LIKE EATING A NICE DINNER. NOTICE WHAT’S GONE WELL. A POSITIVE ATTITUDE HELPS BOOSTING SELF-ESTEEM. THINK ABOUT A TOUGH TIME OF THE PAST. HOW DID YOU GET THROUGH? WHAT DID YOU DO OR SAY TO YOURSELF? WRITE DOWN THESE WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT ON POST- ITS AND PUT THEM WHERE YOU CAN SEE THEM. MEGAN's Place REFLECT FAMILY MEETING HIGH & LOW OF THE DAY POSITIVE REMINDERS

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Page 1: Reflection is take time to be alone with your thoughts. It ...€¦ · Reflection is take time to be alone with your thoughts. It is a way to relax in a form of meditation, journaling,

SELF CAREACTIVITIES FOR

PARENTS

REFLECTION IS A TIME TO BE ALONE WITHYOUR THOUGHTS. RELAX IN A FORM OFMEDITATION, JOURNALING, ORSOMETHING ELSE OF YOUR CHOICE.BEING A PARENT IS ONE OF THE MOSTDIFFICULT JOBS AND WITH A RELAXEDMIND WE CAN BE READY FOR THE NEXTTASK.

FAMILY MEETINGS ARE A GREATWAY TO HAVE DISCUSSIONS ANDTOUCH BASE ON HOW EVERYONEIS FEELING. YOU CAN REVIEW THEFAMILY CALENDAR, MAKE A CHORECHART, OR DISCUSS ELECTRONICTIME LIMITS.

KEEP A LIST OF 3 GOOD THINGSABOUT EACH DAY. THEY CAN BESMALL OR LARGE, LIKE EATING ANICE DINNER. NOTICE WHAT’SGONE WELL. A POSITIVEATTITUDE HELPS BOOSTINGSELF-ESTEEM.

THINK ABOUT A TOUGH TIME OF THEPAST. HOW DID YOU GET THROUGH?WHAT DID YOU DO OR SAY TOYOURSELF? WRITE DOWN THESEWORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT ON POST-ITS AND PUT THEM WHERE YOU CANSEE THEM.

MEGAN's Place

REFLECT

FAMILY MEETING

HIGH & LOW OF THE DAY

POSITIVE REMINDERS