Self Care

Just as in an airplane the adults are instructed to put the oxygen masks on themselves before reaching out to help others, we too must make sure that as parents we are taken care of before we can take care of our children. I've always thought that it sounds slightly wrong, that in order to be selfless we need to first think of ourselves.

How can we teach our children a proper bed time routine if we are not going to bed or waking up at decent hours? How can we teach hygiene when we are forgetting to bathe? How do we teach proper nutrition when we live off of frozen pizzas and dino nuggets? In order to be a great parent we need to take care of ourselves first.