http://www.adventuresinparenting.org/2008/02/01/10-ways-to-relax-with-the-kids-around/ Raising Good Kids Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:12:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.adventuresinparenting.org/2008/02/01/10-ways-to-relax-with-the-kids-around/comment-page-1/#comment-1881 Getting control of our anger Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:19:48 +0000 http://www.adventuresinparenting.org/2008/02/01/10-ways-to-relax-with-the-kids-around/#comment-1881 [...] post on 10 Ways to Relax – with the kids around, came out of this experience of realizing that I needed to change up my routine, take care of [...] [...] post on 10 Ways to Relax – with the kids around, came out of this experience of realizing that I needed to change up my routine, take care of [...]

]]> http://www.adventuresinparenting.org/2008/02/01/10-ways-to-relax-with-the-kids-around/comment-page-1/#comment-1865 Dealing with sibling’s constant bickering Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:21:57 +0000 http://www.adventuresinparenting.org/2008/02/01/10-ways-to-relax-with-the-kids-around/#comment-1865 [...] 1. Take a deep breath, close your eyes, and ignore them. Nothing productive happens when you are angry and they are angry. You’ll end up saying and doing things you’ll regret. So go wash your face, get a cup of coffee, and some chocolate. Do whatever it takes to get yourself in a better mood before you deal with the kids. (See my post on 10 ways to relax with the kids around.) [...] [...] 1. Take a deep breath, close your eyes, and ignore them. Nothing productive happens when you are angry and they are angry. You’ll end up saying and doing things you’ll regret. So go wash your face, get a cup of coffee, and some chocolate. Do whatever it takes to get yourself in a better mood before you deal with the kids. (See my post on 10 ways to relax with the kids around.) [...]

]]> http://www.adventuresinparenting.org/2008/02/01/10-ways-to-relax-with-the-kids-around/comment-page-1/#comment-1218 Turn a bad day into a good day | Adventures in Parenting Sat, 07 Feb 2009 22:33:50 +0000 http://www.adventuresinparenting.org/2008/02/01/10-ways-to-relax-with-the-kids-around/#comment-1218 [...] home, and run to take a hot shower with lots of fragrant bath oil; breathe in deeply the calming scented steam. Change into [...] [...] home, and run to take a hot shower with lots of fragrant bath oil; breathe in deeply the calming scented steam. Change into [...]

]]> http://www.adventuresinparenting.org/2008/02/01/10-ways-to-relax-with-the-kids-around/comment-page-1/#comment-990 A 10-minute breather each day | Adventures in Parenting Wed, 29 Oct 2008 04:48:18 +0000 http://www.adventuresinparenting.org/2008/02/01/10-ways-to-relax-with-the-kids-around/#comment-990 [...] previous post here also gives you 10 more ideas to squeeze in a bit of time to take care of [...] [...] previous post here also gives you 10 more ideas to squeeze in a bit of time to take care of [...]

]]> http://www.adventuresinparenting.org/2008/02/01/10-ways-to-relax-with-the-kids-around/comment-page-1/#comment-147 Katy Tue, 12 Feb 2008 21:52:11 +0000 http://www.adventuresinparenting.org/2008/02/01/10-ways-to-relax-with-the-kids-around/#comment-147 Thanks, Vanessa! Life can get very tiring; we can all use a boost. Thanks, Vanessa! Life can get very tiring; we can all use a boost.

]]> http://www.adventuresinparenting.org/2008/02/01/10-ways-to-relax-with-the-kids-around/comment-page-1/#comment-146 Vanessa Van Petten Tue, 12 Feb 2008 21:47:31 +0000 http://www.adventuresinparenting.org/2008/02/01/10-ways-to-relax-with-the-kids-around/#comment-146 Love this post! I sometimes wash my face just to get a little boost, these are great suggestions. Love this post! I sometimes wash my face just to get a little boost, these are great suggestions.

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