Desperate parents at home?

Here are some ways to relieve stress

All parents in the same boat and this is already one way to minimize the feeling of tension and despair.

Still, we have gathered for you some helpful tips that can be applied in isolation and may alleviate some of the hard feelings at home

Alina Gorlik and Adi Weinstock

19/01/2022

Wednesday, 19 January, 2022, 07:16 Updated: 07:27

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In the video: Corona Projector, Prof. Salman Zarka in a media briefing (Photo: GPO)

These days we are in the fifth wave of the corona.

Currently there are over half a million isolators across the country.

The feeling among many is that even though time passes - the corona does not pass as we have been repeatedly promised.

Every time we hear about another new strain in the news, and another rise in morbidity.

The current nuisance is the omicron.

We, the parents, live in a reality that is not simple at all.

Every time the phone rings we are afraid of the message from the frameworks that begins with "Dear parents", we must maintain a routine for the children through zooms, homework, maintain contact with friends and at the same time establish a routine for children at home - and all this while wearing a non-face. Real.

All this without us starting to talk at all about work.

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One in three parents experiences severe or even anxious feelings in light of the situation.

Anxiety is a psychological or physiological condition in which a person feels physical and mental restlessness, due to the thought that something bad is about to happen.

Anxious thoughts may be thoughts of both real and imaginary threat and danger, and may appear consciously as well as unconsciously.

Those who experience anxiety feel feelings of fear, helplessness, overwhelming thoughts of worry.

Physically - a slight feeling of tension, in muscles or body, abdominal pain, head and back, diarrhea, palpitations, chest and abdominal pressure, currents in hands and feet, sweating, tremors, etc. and especially a strong desire to escape, not see or hear - to avoid everything that happens.

The problem is that it is impossible, it is everywhere, at every moment and in every corner.

How long?

Children in isolation (Photo: Reuven Castro)

In addition to the already busy routine of parents, in which they must take care not only of themselves but also of the children, another significant tier is added - the uncertainty.

Am I cool too?

Will the children start?

How will this affect?

What will I do in isolation?

What will I do all day with the kids at home?

What about studies?

more and more.

So what can be done to calm down the hard feelings these days?

1. Give yourself some quiet time and say goodbye to the kids

• Stop the day for a moment and take a moment of silence.

  If you can, go out and if not look out the window

• Go outside for a few minutes (this will give you a little break from what's going on in the house)

• Look at pictures or videos of people you love or your favorite places.

  Let yourself feel valued and loved

• Walk down the hall, drink a glass of water or go to the bathroom even if you do not feel the need to vacate, just to leave the living room for a few minutes

• Take a 2-minute "mental vacation."

  Close your eyes and imagine that you are in the place you love.

  Think about what you are experiencing there.

  Activate all five senses.

  After 2 minutes they returned to the present.

  This short break is likely to benefit you

• If possible, go out to sea for a few hours, to freshen up.

  Even if you really do not feel like it, just force yourself

2. Increase the amount of nutrients you consume

Eating right and healthy (more important what you eat and not how much you eat) in addition to a good night's sleep helps a lot in reducing anxiety.

Eat nutritious.

Strawberries (Photo: ShutterStock)

3. If possible - divide the work between you

According to your daily schedule at work, divide the day between you into jobs - one working and the other with the children. When each shift should be around an hour and a half. Such a time will also allow, on the one hand, to concentrate and concentrate at work Too long and hard on the other side while playing with the kids.

4. Exercise is a great way to relieve stress

Exercise takes full advantage of the adrenaline of the stress response, helping the body get rid of the toxic cortisol.

It also prevents the weight gain caused by mental stress.

In addition, vigorous exercise contributes to relaxation, as the muscles activated in it contract and then release.

The good news is that exercise has no drawbacks and you can also enlist the kids to join us and get a few more minutes of play.

5. Every creative activity does good to the soul

Sing, draw, dance - the main thing is to bring out what you feel.

Do not keep inside.

6. Make a list of pleasant and helpful thoughts

As you improve in the exchange of thoughts, the act of conversion (instead of a scary thought I think of something positive) will become a habit that will form part of your daily conduct.

Alternate thoughts will also help you sleep at night.

Each day was devoted to 60 seconds locating the things you would think about during that day.

Then attach the list to the refrigerator, phone, computer screen or keep in your pocket.

As soon as you manage to stop the recurring negative thoughts with this method, choose another thought from the list that will distract you and focus on it.

And remember - eventually everything will pass.

Alina Gorlik and Adi Weinstock are the founders and directors of the "Geffen" method

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• Omicron variant

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