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it’s super important that you get clear on exactly what you do when you freak out because that behavior is the only thing you can control.
Over time, your explosions will literally rewire your brain, and not in a good way. The more you lose it with your kids, the stronger and more connected your “lose it” neuronal pathways will become, allowing your brain to freak out more quickly and easily in the future.
Our temperament and energy levels help set the tone for the house.
the state of the house and the state of my sanity were related,
Stress is the belief, feeling, or thought that we cannot handle whatever is happening.
Multitasking tricks us into thinking we’re being all productive and adulty and awesome when we’re actually hurling ourselves headlong into a meltdown.
Single-tasking when you’re with your kids is extra tricky for parents who work from home, or have some flexibility in their schedule, but only if they’re still available by phone, email, or text. There’s no perfect solution to this double-edged sword,
Stop with the birthday party goody bags! If we parents band together, we can start a cultural revolution and rid the earth of this evil scourge.
There are two ways in which having to make too many decisions wears us out and leaves us triggered. The first is called the Paradox of Choice.
The more choices we have, the more we doubt what we’ve chosen and wonder if we should have picked something else.
The next problem is called Decision Fatigue. Having to make too many decisions in a day, even seemingly simple or unimportant ones, wears us out and makes it harder to make future decisions.
