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Mothers today juggle more tasks, work longer hours, and sleep less than
their own mothers did. Yet the self-healing revolution has overlooked
the most significant issue in the lives of some twenty million women:
how to cope with the relentless, sometimes overwhelming, stresses of
raising young children in the twenty-first century.
Rick Hanson, Ph.D and Jan Hanson, L.Ac.
, have written many colums to help a mom take care of herself while she takes care of her family. Be sure to visit often as this area will be expanding to offer more than 100 colums that will be searchable by keyword for easy navigation.
Healing Painful Feelings:
- Sometimes I get so mad at my kids! I'm under enough pressure as it
is. First, they don't do what I say and I get a little mad, then they
fuss and I get madder and start yelling, voices get louder and louder,
and finally they start screaming -- which sends me over the top.
Sometimes I'll just lose it, pick them up and drop them on their bed,
slam their bedroom door, and scream at them myself. Yes, they were
misbehaving but I feel bad afterwards. And sometimes the first look
in their eyes when they see me has fear in it, like they are wary.
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