Parenting Stress
Parenting stress affects everyone around the house, it damages relationships and shakes emotional and psychological well being. Seeking social support of any kind is a great step forward, as even talking with a friend, or a partner about your troubles, can protect from the effects of toxic stress. This said, it is hard for those people to show constructive, non judgmental support at times. Hence, here are 5 suggestions based on the latest research, to help parents to cope with stress. 1. Avoids unnecessary exposure to negative thoughts and negative media After being exposed to negative emotional content, people are more likely to pay attention to images, words, feedback that may be upsetting, threatening, or negative (Cartwright-Hatton et al, 2014). This lead individuals to fall into a loop of negative thinking. These days, social media has unfortunately been the main trigger for many, as things all around the world have been disturbing. Turning off the TV or switching channels when ne...