Take some time to go do the things you love. This ties us back to bullet point 2, to ask for help. You will be a more present, kind mother if you take some time for yourself. When children are act out for attention, it means they quite literally need more attention. Most of the time, a child just needs more love and affirmation. Once you give your children everything they need: comfort, food, love, and affirmation, they will feel calmer and more secure.
This is a better scenario for the introverted mom. A calm child is a happy child. A happy child makes a happy mama. Skip to content Life Hacks for the Introverted Mother 1. Keep a clean bedroom that feels like your own oasis Introverted moms need their own space where they can relax and recharge.
Bring your kids out places where they will have fun, and where you can catch a break. They want to get out from under the guilt and overwhelm and find a little space for themselves again — but it feels impossible to balance all the pieces. She helps them focus their time and energy so they can confidently pursue their passions, make a difference in the world AND be present and engaged moms.
She loves to help women ditch their guilt, get back in control of their time and conquer their overwhelming to-do lists. She also produces the podcast, Nurturing Habit, exploring the ways we can nurture ourselves more deeply so we have more to give to our work and our families. Nurturing Habit Website. It can be easy to withdraw when we really need to reach out.
Here are some fleshed out ideas. Lifestyle is often the area I focus on most with my one-on-one clients. We focus on setting goals, then creating a schedule, structure, or routine that support them.
We work on personal development and finding fulfillment as well. Fitting in relaxation, enrichment classes or continuing education, and simply activities or hobbies that you enjoy are part of your self-care as well. Create a lifestyle more aligned with your needs with some of these ideas.
You may feel resistance to this if you don't consider yourself creative, but I would push back that many of us have literally made new human beings. Can't get much more creative than that! If you ARE artistically inclined, this might be an obvious one if you already have a preferred outlet like painting, drawing, pottery, etc.
But writing, blogging, photography, music, cooking, home decor, crafts, and gardening are just a few other examples. This is any activity that gives you an outlet to make something. There are so many ways to be creative every day if you think about them differently. This is another one where non-religious people might raise an eyebrow, and this absolutely could be your religious practice. If prayer or reading religious texts works for you, do it! If that's not up your alley, meditation, time spent in nature, or even your choice of exercise also qualify.
Whatever makes you feel more connected to a sense of greater purpose.
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