We often talk about self-care and how it is important to do as parents, but we often neglect to actually do it because “we don’t have time for it”. Raising children, especially young children or children with special needs, can be challenging for parents. Often times, both parents need a break but rarely do they have the opportunity to do so.

Every family has different roles that moms and dads play, but there seem to be some common threads between families in the mother and father roles. In the spirit of mothers day we will focus on moms and how moms can take power in taking care of themselves so they can love more to their families and feel loved! Mothers are the matriarchy of their family! This is an extremely important role that includes (but may be different depending on your family) making sure everyone’s needs are met, planning and controlling the families calendar, making celebrations feel special, heavy cooking and cleaning duties, making sure their children and husband feel special and loved, and maybe even having a career to top it off! Each of these responsibilities have subcategories, each one can be time consuming, and often times mom’s juggle all of these responsibilities all at once! To top it off, society seems to be putting ever the more pressure on moms today than any other time. There are mothering standards from previous generations that are expected of today’s mothers, new demands from new knowledge that we have learned in child development, health, and parenting philosophies in the last 2 decades, and today’s mothers’ own expectations that they would like to parent and run their family. This combination of responsibilities and expectations is a recipe for burn out! Here are our tips for refilling your energy tank so you can love more, find more joy in your life and family, and cherish every moment with your children and spouse.

We hope you enjoyed this installment of our blog here at CJ Chiropractic. We are local pediatric, pre-natal, and family chiropractors here in Colorado Springs, CO. We pride ourselves in having a holistic approach to health and well being. If there is dis-ease in your family, your feeling burnt out, or maybe your child’s needs or behavior could use ease; we are here for families just like yours! Call or fill out our contact information to talk with our staff and get help today!

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