be dismissed or on your lunch break, you can use this time to reflect on the day. Using these few quiet moments to journal or meditate are great ways to mentally and emotionally decompress.
Writing down your thoughts and feelings several times a week will help you to keep your mental health intact and help you stay on target with goals and plans. This will also help you become more emotionally available to your kids and allow you to focus on listening to their stories about their school day.
4. Sanitize
Clean hands are essential to a healthy body, but the hustle and bustle of parenting can bring you into more contact with germs. Be prepared for germs by keeping a bottle of hand sanitizer in your car, your purse, your work area, and at the entrance of your home.
Have your kids sanitize their hands as soon as they buckle their seat belts and when they enter the front door of your home. This will decrease the chances of you and your kids getting sick from the latest virus being passed around at your child’s school.
5. Snack Healthy
Eating right while on-the-go can be a challenge. However, keeping healthy snacks readily available as you