As time goes by, we are all struggling each day to keep up with the crazy economy. I've often found myself daydreaming of ways to keep everyone smiling through these hard times. It's not easy, believe me. As a single mother, times are harder now than ever but it's important to keep our head up and shrug off the small things.
When children detect their parent's stress, most times there will be a springboard effect. You may start to see it in their school work, ability to wake up in the morning, sudden change in behavior and over emotional reactions to things. Impact on a child when seeing his/her parents upset can be very serious. Keeping an eye on this and opening up and sharing with each other is so important. We should try to learn what it is our children are thinking so we can help them communicate what it is they are feeling.
I find it to be most enjoyable at the dinner table to hear what is on each of their minds. I will start off with one child at a time and ask them about their day. Sometimes my son is not as open to sharing about his but I am working on that. I've noticed the more I involve him and get his opinion on things, the better he feels. On the other hand, my 8 year old opens up in a second and can talk and talk and talk. That just goes to show how different each child is!
I encourage any of you who have children, or not, to feel free to join me and write us here at AAOW INC and let us know what type of advice you would give any parent out there who is struggling. All helpful suggestions will graciously be accepted and posted.
Our next book coming out is based on struggling and feeling alone. I really hope it helps.
Have a beautiful week!