Plus, 5 Common Myths About Sleep Training

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IN ITS SIMPLEST FORM, LIVING IN THE MOMENT IS ABOUT BEING AWARE OF YOURSELF AND
YOUR SURROUNDINGS. IT’S ABOUT GIVING ATTENTION TO YOUR THOUGHTS, AND REALLY,
IT’S ABOUT FIGHTING THE DRIFT WHERE YOUR HEAD GETS TAKEN AWAY AND YOU HAVE NO
CLUE ABOUT THE LAST FIVE, 10, 15 MINUTES. AND HERE’S THE THING: LEARNING TO BE
IN THE MOMENT IS NOT AS COMPLICATED AS YOU MIGHT THINK. YOU’RE NOT LOOKING TO
ELIMINATE DISTRACTIONS BECAUSE, WELL, YOU CAN’T. YOU’RE JUST RECOGNIZING WHEN
YOU’VE PULLED AWAY AND THEN RE-GATHERING WITHOUT JUDGMENT OR SELF-CRITICISM. AND
WHEN YOU DO THAT, WHETHER YOU’RE ENJOYING A CUP OF COFFEE OR PLAYING A GAME WITH
YOUR KIDS, YOU’RE GETTING THE ENTIRE EXPERIENCE BECAUSE YOU’RE FOCUSED ON THAT
VERY THING.




    SELF   

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4 SIMPLE PRACTICES TO HELP YOU LIVE IN THE MOMENT
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BEING PRESENT TAKES PRACTICE. BUT IF YOU SPEND SOME TIME TRAINING YOURSELF TO DO
IT, YOU — AND YOUR FAMILY
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REAP SOME INCREDIBLE BENEFITS
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HOW TO EXPLAIN TO A CHILD THAT YOU’RE STRESSED

IF WHATEVER STRESS YOU’RE UNDER MAKES YOU SNAP AT YOUR CHILD, YOUR FIRST MOVE IS
TO APOLOGIZE, FOLLOWED BY SOMETHING ALONG THE LINES OF, “THAT WAS NOT A
PRODUCTIVE RESPONSE,” SAYS LAURA DUDLEY, ASSOCIATE CLINICAL PROFESSOR OF APPLIED
PSYCHOLOGY AT NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY. 

ONCE YOU’VE OWNED YOUR BEHAVIOR, IT’S TIME TO PUT A NAME ON YOUR FEELINGS. USE
SMALL WORDS; ONES YOUR KIDS MIGHT UNDERSTAND, ADVISES CAROL LANDAU, CLINICAL
PROFESSOR OF PSYCHIATRY AT THE WARREN ALPERT MEDICAL SCHOOL AT BROWN UNIVERSITY
AND AUTHOR OF MOOD PREP101
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YOU CAN SAY, “I WAS A LITTLE WORRIED, UPSET OR GROUCHY” – THEY MAY NOT
UNDERSTAND “STRESS” – BUT LABELING HELPS THEM CONNECT EMOTION AND RESPONSE,
DUDLEY SAYS.

FINALLY, IT’S GOOD TO LINK YOUR WORLD TO THEIRS. SAYING, “YOU KNOW HOW YOU CAN’T
SEE YOUR FRIENDS? I CAN’T EITHER RIGHT NOW. T GETS ME FRUSTRATED.” YOU’RE GIVING
CREDENCE TO WHAT THEY’RE DEALING WITH BECAUSE THEY THINK, OH, DAD MISSES THINGS
TOO.

HERE ARE A FEW MORE WAYS TO EXPLAIN YOUR STRESS TO A CHILD IN A HEALTHY WAY.
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FURTHER READING


* 8 WAYS TO CLEAR YOUR MIND OF WORK STRESS AND BE MORE PRESENT
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* HOW TO TELL IF YOU’RE PRESENT WITH YOUR KIDS
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* ALWAYS TOO HARD ON YOURSELF? TRY THIS 5 SELF COMPASSION EXERCISES
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    PARENTING   

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5 COMMON MYTHS ABOUT SLEEP TRAINING
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THERE'S PERHAPS NO PARENTING PRACTICE MORE LOADED WITH MYTHS AND MISCONCEPTIONS
THAN SLEEP TRAINING. HERE, WE HELP YOU WADE THROUGH FACT AND FICTION
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WHEN SLEEP TRAINING STARTS, IT SHOULD NOT STOP
THE KEY TO CONQUERING SLEEP TRAINING IS CONSISTENCY. YES, IT CAN BE GRUELING.
AND YES, SOMETIMES IT CAN GET EMOTIONAL. BUT IF THESE CONDITIONS CAUSE PARENTS
TO PAUSE OR CHANGE THEIR SLEEP TRAINING ROUTINE, THE PROCESS WILL JUST TAKE THAT
MUCH LONGER.

IMPORTANTLY, PARENTS MIGHT REACH A POINT WHERE THEY MIGHT FEEL THE PROCESS ISN’T
WORKING. MORE THAN LIKELY, IF THEY HANG IN THERE, THE RESULTS WILL COME.
HOWEVER, PARENTS KNOW THEIR CHILDREN BEST AND THERE’S ALWAYS A SLIGHT CHANCE
THAT THE SLEEP TRAINING METHOD IS MISALIGNED TO THE CHILD OR PARENTS’
TEMPERAMENT. IF THAT IS THE CASE, THEN IT WILL BE IMPORTANT TO PAUSE AND CHOOSE
ANOTHER METHOD.

HERE ARE A FEW MORE HARSH TRUTHS ABOUT SLEEP TRAINING TO KEEP IN MIND.
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