I was delighted to be involved in this wonderful series. See what a wonderful job teacher Maria does at helping her Junior Infants name their worries and loosen them using relaxation time with their teddies. Play also loosens fear! Don't miss episode 2 of #bigschool tonight at 9pm on Virgin Media One. If you haven't watched already, you will LOVE it. Thanks to Colman Noctor Mairead Whelan AstonVillage Etns
For a taster, watch this clip..
Published: Irish Independent
Author: Malie Coyne
If your children had one wish for you this coming year, it would be your acceptance that being a ‘good enough’ parent to them is just that… enough. But what does ‘good enough’ parenting mean in reality and how is it better than striving to be the best?
In his book A Good Enough Parent (1987), Bruno Bettelheim stated that ‘Perfection is not within the grasp of ordinary human beings’. And yet somehow in the age we live in, where we seem to hold high expectations for everything we do, including our parenting, many parents feel that there must be a ‘right’ way to parent and (surprise, surprise), most of us are falling short.
In an effort to relieve parents of the pressure many feel to meet their children’s every need and quash a few parenting myths, here are my three pillars of ‘good enough’ parenting:
Back by popular demand and following the success of last year’s’ #31daysofparentalselfcare challenge, it’s almost time to fill our emotional cups for early 2020.
Beginning on 1st January until 31st January 2020, every day I’ll be sharing something I did to look after myself or a parenting challenge I managed in a ‘good enough’ way. I would so much love you to join me.
To be a calm, loving and empathic parent you need to take good care of yourself. Parental self-care is about recognising our feelings and taking the time we need to restore physical, mental, emotional, spiritual and social balance.
Because children learn their sense of worth from watching you, how AMAZING would it be if they saw you do something for yourself every day no matter how small?
Last year there was a great response with lots of ideas from parents ranging from exercising, spending time with people who fill you up, creativity, relaxation, dropping housework, digital detoxes, even a shower without a child audience!🤣
So from Wednesday 1st January 2020, I would love you to share your self-care snippets from your day using the hashtag #31daysofparentalselfcare on my Dr. Malie Coyne Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/drmaliecoyne or on Twitter or Instagram.
WHO’S IN?!!!
P.S. I would really appreciate you helping me to spread the word by sharing this post so lots of parents can join in the challenge ☕️
I wish you and yours a peaceful and Happy Christmas.
Love, Malie xxx
Published: alustforlife.com
Author: Dr. Malie Coyne
In the third part of our series on how to mind yourself, we ask clinical psychologist and friend of A Lust For Life Dr Malie Coyne about how she takes care of herself and her mental health.
If you’d like to read more about self-care, here’s the first and second part of our series.
Malie, what does self-care mean to you?
Self-care is all about nurturing yourself so that you are able to give of yourself to the many areas of your life. It is often said that “you can’t pour from an empty cup” which is 100% true. Unfortunately self-care is the one aspect that I see many people not prioritising which is often because they may not have a template for self soothing developed as they were growing up.
Published: alustforlife.com
Author: Dr. Malie Coyne
Parenting is a complete rollercoaster ride from conception to forever. Nothing can match up to creating a human being and witnessing their emerging personalities as they develop into proper little people learning about the world for the first time. Nothing compares to their little arms hugging you tightly for dear life.
