7 Ways to Beat the Holiday Blues
7 Steps to Beat the Holiday Blues
The holidays are filled with images of a great tasting turkey, a white Christmas, a perfectly decorated house and warm family gathering. But those dreams of a perfect holiday gathering can quickly become nightmares — leading to bouts of depression, says Jay Zimmerman, a staff psychologist with Ball State’s Counseling Center.
“The holidays are very stressful because people want the holidays to be perfect,” Zimmerman says. “Many people have images of perfect family gatherings based on hopes or what they see on television. That puts us under a great deal of pressure.”
Other factors contributing to a more stressful holiday season this year may be the loss of a job by a family member or other economic concerns or having a friend or relative in the military stationed in a war zone.
Sleep Issues When Kids are Sick
How to Deal with Kids’ Sleep When They are Sick
by Visa Shanmugam
Back to school is a great time for everyone. The kids are happy to be back with their friends and parents everywhere are sighing with relief that routines are back in place and their children are kept busy. However, there is one aspect of back to school that is never fun – germs, sniffles and falling sick. This is an inevitable cycle that happens every year when you put a large number of kids all in the same room. Falling sick and sharing germs is just a part of growing up.
Older children are able to express their discomfort, however when their younger siblings fall, you end up with an extremely fussy and needy baby, and sleep issues.