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Six Ways to Deal With Parental Burnout

Six Ways to Deal With Parental Burnout

We don’t have endless wells of energy—no matter how much we love our kids. Whether a parent is feeling slightly toasted or completely fried, burnout is an actual and serious condition. It can affect any parent.

Staying StrongKendra WildeSeptember 5, 2021burnout, pandemic parenting, parent self-care, parental burnout, self care, community care, parent support Comment

Riding the Waves: Complex Parenting in a Pandemic

Riding the Waves: Complex Parenting in a Pandemic

This is your permission slip to embrace the whole range of emotional and practical challenges that come with raising or caring for a child who is struggling - - in the midst of a pandemic.

Staying StrongKendra WildeJuly 5, 2020pandemic parenting, parental stress, parent well-being, parental burnout, parent support, parenting special needs, resilience, self care, parent self care, self compassion, super hero, mindfulness, mindful parentingComment

Families Are Frazzled: Highlights from Our “Parental Burnout is Real” Series

Families Are Frazzled: Highlights from Our “Parental Burnout is Real” Series

Staying StrongKendra WildeMay 22, 2020parenting special needs, parent well-being, parent support, burnout, parental burnout, pandemic parenting, parental stress, special needs parenting, invisible disabilities, parent caregivers, pandemic parenting Stress Comments

Adjusting to Quarantine: When Suddenly You’re the Whole Team

Adjusting to Quarantine: When Suddenly You’re the Whole Team

You can make a profound shift in your capacity to cope by treating yourself with compassion. And when you feel better, your whole family will pick up on the vibe.

Staying StrongKendra WildeMarch 25, 2020self compassion, parenting, behavioral challenges, mental health, resilience, parent support Comment

Note to Tired Parents: Here Are 3 To-Do’s You Can LET GO

Note to Tired Parents: Here Are 3 To-Do’s You Can LET GO

Staying StrongKendra WildeSeptember 8, 2019parenting, stigma, mental health, behavioral problems, super parents, parent support, parenting any diagnosis, mindfulnessComment

Mother Yourself: How 3 Daily Micro Practices Can Transform Your Parenting Experience

Mother Yourself: How 3 Daily Micro Practices Can Transform Your Parenting Experience

Staying StrongKendra WildeAugust 13, 2019simple self-care, managing stress, resilience, parent well-being, parenting special needs, parenting any diagnosis, 3 for me, ADHD, Anxiety, behavioral problems, parent support Comment

Parents of Kids Who Are Struggling Need More than Parenting Advice

Parents of Kids Who Are Struggling Need More than Parenting Advice

Staying StrongKendra WildeMay 14, 2019compassion fatigue, burnout, stressComment

Hunting for Beauty

Hunting for Beauty

Sometimes I play a game with myself, looking for messages in nature and other unexpected places.

Staying Strong, Parent StoriesLindsay KellyJune 22, 2018

Scented Escapes

Scented Escapes

I’ve learned that’s exactly the time to stop, take a deep breath, and figure out how to change the channel.

Staying StrongKendra WildeMay 11, 2018