Finding Time to Be a Person Instead of Just a Parent

I don’t know why I never thought to mention this before because it is a topic that can really help parents coping with high needs children of any spectrum and intensity.

And that is the need to appreciate yourself and take time for yourself. If you are always giving to others and never stopping to give back to yourself you may find in the end you are very tired, even exhausted and perhaps even resentful of those around you who don’t seem to struggle so much daily or were born with the “perfect” child. ( Not to say our children aren’t perfect in their own rights.)

When our little bundles were born we already knew that parenting isn’t always a breeze, and perhaps you knew ahead of time that your little one would be a little more difficult. In either moment, you probably never imagined parenting to be like this. And this is why it is so important to remember to take time to yourself.

I know right now you are going…but I can’t. I can’t just leave them with anyone, they are hard to handle and a lot of people just don’t understand them and I know that myself first hand. And this is where my brainstorm came in. This is where I decided that even us, parents of high needs children, need time away to destress and pull ourselves back together. Moments where we can revitalize our marriages and strengthen our relationships with our other half, that often become strained or non-existent the day our first child is born.

And my brain storm was this. There had to be a way to find time to be with my husband, without placing a financial burden on my family (high needs children or children for that matter already add to the bills enough).

So what about date nights at home?

And I am not talking the same old boring stuff done every night. I am talking real dates, that give you time to unwind and give back to yourself and your relationship. And so I wrote a book because I was sure if I was feeling like this there had to be other parents who felt the same way. And I added in some more bonuses to help further with the burdens and strains of parenting. Things to help revitalize your marriage and get it back to the way it should be instead of the stressed out, ragged pieces it may be in currently.

Come check it out at www.weeklymoments.com because even parents need breaks that won’t break the bank.