Article by: Aurelia Williams

Mothers are expected to possess huge hearts, big shoulders, a minimum of 3 hands, all the answers and the list goes on! What many mothers forget is they are not born with super hero powers to handle all of those things at once.

Mom = Stress. It’s a fact of life. Reducing stress is of the utmost importance to everyone, but especially mothers.

You know stress can lead to depression, heart disease, and an unhealthy mom. Did you also know your stress, if not handled correctly, can have a negative impact on your children too?

The most important things in a mother’s life, her children, are also the most influential. Children are sponges and everything Mom does they will, at some point in time in their lives, mimic. If children see their mother constantly stressed out, they will be more inclined to follow those patterns. What you do today can determine the kind of life your child will lead tomorrow, including how you make it a point to reduce stressful situations.

Mothers tend to overload themselves, which in turn overloads their children. Adults move at a much faster pace and their bodies are more adept to handle the speed of life. Children, on the other hand, are not able to function this way, which can lead to developmental and behavior problems in the long run if constantly pushed to keep up with an adult’s quicker pace.

Studies have shown a mother who is under excessive amounts of stress will hand out harsher punishments than one who is not. Prolonged stress can cause a mother to get to the point that she feels overwhelmed and will not stop to think before handing down discipline. This type of behavior teaches children it is ok to let your mood control your life as a parent.

Children need to feel a sense of security and know that their mom is there to help them work through and understand the stressful times in their lives. If children are not taught what stress is and why it is a part of their lives, they will never learn how to reduce it, therefore leading them down a path of unhappiness and unhealthy choices. Give them the tools early about how to deal with stress and more importantly, how to reduce the amount of stress that occurs in their lives.

There is no one who lives an entirely stress free life. In fact, you shouldn’t want your children to have a life with absolutely no stress. The day will come that a stressful situation occurs and they will have no idea how to cope with it, which is cause for an extremely negative outcome.

As a mother you must show your children that stress does not have to control your life. Mother’s have a tendency to try and do it all; even when they know they are not capable. STOP! Make a point, each day, to reduce your stress levels. Eliminating just one stressful situation can make a world of difference in the way you feel and how your children handle stress as adults.

About the Author:  Aurelia Williams is a certified Personal Life Coach and author of Finding More Family Time.

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In our neighboring county, kids go back to school next week.  Mine go back on the 27th.  When do yours start?  Are you ready?

We have our backpacks and school supplies.  We already purchased some new school clothes.  We just got home from having haircuts.  Am I missing anything? 

We can’t find out who their teachers are until the 24th during Meet the Teacher time.  However, we will be on vacation so I have to call during that time to find out.  They won’t tell me before.  Since my daughter will be new to the school and won’t be able to meet her teacher ahead of time, I think I may have to bring her to school the first day instead of letting her ride the bus like she wants to.  I don’t know.  We’ll see. 

Yes, I know.  The last week of summer break is a strange time to take vacation, but we are meeting grandparents at the beach and that’s when my in-laws decide to go.  I must be accommodating.  (Especially since they are paying for most of it.)

UPDATED 7/20/2007:   The School’s Out price is being reduced by 25% to $14.99.

I don’t have teenagers, but thought this would be beneficial to those of you who do. This online seminar has an extremely reasonable price tag too!   

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

School’s Out Seminar Helps Parents Plan The Perfect Teen Summer

Contact: Aurelia Williams
Company: Parenting My Teen
Address: P.O. Box 5, Brentwood, MD  20722
Phone:  202-744-2676
Email: aurelia@parentingmyteen.com
U R L: www.parentingmyteen.com
 
Washington, D.C. – Aurelia Williams of the Parenting My Teen resource site and Internet Talk Show will be hosting an online seminar titled “School’s Out! Plan For The Perfect Teen Summer” on May 16th and 17th. This seminar will feature expert speakers providing information and insight on topics such as education, money, and staying out of trouble.

Ms. Williams has not only founded www.parentingmyteen.com, she is also a life coach and part-time work at home mom, who is raising four children, ages 7 – 21. She understands how hard it is to keep teens occupied during the summer.

If you are a parent of a teen, you know that it is too easy for teens to become bored during their summer break, how easy it is for them to get in to trouble, or spend too many hours watching television or playing video games. This seminar will teach parents how to use the summer break to get their children prepared for the next school year, find a job or even start a business, and avoid peer pressure.

Participants of the School’s Out Seminar will not only receive access to the conferences, they will also receive a 10 week Summer Action Guide and an 11-page report that discusses “summer brain drain”. This is the phenomenon that describes the loss of learning that can occur in students over the summer months. The report discusses ways that parents can prevent summer learning loss.

In addition, participants will also receive the opportunity to ask questions through internet microphone or conference room chat; plus, they will receive recordings of the conferences to play back and access time and time again.

Registration is only $19.95 $14.99 and can be purchased through http://www.parentingmyteen.com/schools_out.html.

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“This is the bestest song ever!  I love it!” ~ Courtney, age 5

“Mom, Can we hear ‘Name Your Tune’ again?  It’s very fun!” ~ Dylan, age 7

These are the comments I heard from my children after they listened to their new copy of the Name Your Tune CD.      (By the way, I got quite a bit of work done while they happily sang and danced in the next room.)

Name Your Tune is an exciting new (and award-winning) children’s music compilation that is made-to-order and personalized for each child.  The child’s name is the feature part of every song making this CD all about them.  (Our version was personalized for both of my children, alternating names between songs.  They loved taking turns with their own songs.)

The songs are familiar and much-loved tunes for children, parents and grandparents and are a great way to learn and have fun together.  (Or get work done, as the case may be,  hee hee.)

Thank you Candace for sharing your precious CD with us.

For more information on the CD, visit http://www.nameyourtune.com.