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Self- Care for SanityTaking InventoryWe all squirm when thinking about our bad parenting moments. For me, they’reespecially embarrassing considering my immersion in the topic of teen girl development.As we raise our teen girls, most of us will have parenting moments we wouldn’twant captured on a smart phone and posted on YouTube! To strike a balance, we mustalso create and acknowledge our good parenting moments. The exercise below will helpyou reflect on those moments. Like teen girls, we parents can be our best when wegenerate and sustain positive feelings about ourselves.Exercise: Good Parent Inventory well as a parent.Acknowledge big acts or small, subtle offerings. If you do a great job getting yourdaughter to her many commitments on time, write that down. If you’re great at walkingthe line between supporting her and letting her make her own mistakes, note thatnow. If you’re gifted at tuning in to her feelings, put that on your list. Remind yourselfMy Inventory of StrengthsYou Are the WellThink of yourself as a well. The more water in the well, the more energy and personalresources you have to meet life’s demands. When your self- care is strong and35
Parenting a Teen Girlconsistent, you fill the well with energy and personal resources that boost your overallmood and vitality. You’ll think more flexibly, creatively, and intelligently. You’ll facechallenges with goodwill and patience.Doesn’t it also make sense that watching you manage stress and make time for yourselfis the best way to teach stress management and self- care to your daughter? Youaren’t just a parent to your teen daughter— you are her sampleadult. When you lead by example, teen girls pay attention. Ofteninclined to tune out what you say, they absorb a lot about how youlive life.Too often parents unintentionally make life look like a drag.While teens whine about homework, chores, siblings, and otherannoyances, adults often whine about traffic, bills, and the unrelentingmesses we clean up. Teens observe that it doesn’t seemfun to be an adult. They question all the hoop jumping. Theythink, I’m doing all of this just to become a stressed- out, bill- paying, messcleaninggrump? Whatever! By boosting your self- care, you show your daughter (whilereminding yourself) that life can be fun.By boostingyour self- care,you show yourdaughter (whileremindingyourself) thatlife can be fun.Teen Girls Say: My mom started taking salsa lessons. She comes home all happy and dancingaround. My dad goes to meditation every Wednesday night. It’s made him way morechill and easygoing. We want him to go more! My dad was out of work for over a year, and his depression made everyonein my family miserable. Then he started mountain biking with a neighbor,which made life better for all of us.Prioritizing your own happiness and continued growth transforms both you andyour daughter. As you enjoy your own life more, she sees it can be cool to become anadult. When you put yourself on your to- do list, you experience a lift in energy andmood that flows into all areas of your life.36
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