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Welcome to ParentingwithSara.com
featuring Parenting Advice, Child
Care and Child Raising Advice. Sara
not only has children and grand
children, but also has a degree in
Psychology, a masters degree in
Family Counseling and was a family
specialist in Lousville, Ky for more
than 10 years.
featuring Parenting Advice, Child
Care and Child Raising Advice. Sara
not only has children and grand
children, but also has a degree in
Psychology, a masters degree in
Family Counseling and was a family
specialist in Lousville, Ky for more
than 10 years.
Dear Sara answers parenting and child raising
questions from readers, new columns are
posted on Mondays and Thursdays, this column
was published September 10, 2009
Dear Sara,
Hey there. I have my youngest son
living with me and my oldest is
almost 7 and in foster care. He has
an adjustment disorder and I find it
sometimes hard to cope.
I’m taking two parenting classes
right now and I’m fighting to get him
home. Are there any things I can do
to cope with the stress of it all?
Thank you.
Sherry
Dear Sherry,
I’m so proud of you for taking
parenting classes. This will benefit
you and your sons. If we don’t have
a good role model for being a parent
then we have to figure it out some
other way.
Since adjustment disorder is an
emotional or behavioral reaction to a
stressor then I would guess that your
whole family has been stressed out
for a while. You are right to be
thinking about ways to alleviate
stress so that you can cope with
things calmly. This will help your sons
also as they probably need a stress
free environment.
One way to relieve stress is to have
someone else to vent to. It really
helps just to talk about all of the
things that are bothering you. A
therapist is good but if you have a
few friends that you can get together
with once or twice a week, this might
work too. Take some time to laugh
and joke with them as well. Don’t
make your sessions with your friends
too gloomy and turn into a “pity pot”
where you feel sorry for yourselves.
Exercise is a good stress reliever. If
you can afford to go to a gym or
exercise class a couple of times a
week this would be good for you
mentally and physically. If that’s not
possible, walking is a great exercise.
It’s more fun if you can have someone
to walk with you. You could drive to a
park once or twice a week or if you
live in a safe neighborhood, you can
figure out how many blocks you can
walk in about 45 minutes.
Keep up the good work. I hope you
get your son home soon.
Sara
questions from readers, new columns are
posted on Mondays and Thursdays, this column
was published September 10, 2009
Dear Sara,
Hey there. I have my youngest son
living with me and my oldest is
almost 7 and in foster care. He has
an adjustment disorder and I find it
sometimes hard to cope.
I’m taking two parenting classes
right now and I’m fighting to get him
home. Are there any things I can do
to cope with the stress of it all?
Thank you.
Sherry
Dear Sherry,
I’m so proud of you for taking
parenting classes. This will benefit
you and your sons. If we don’t have
a good role model for being a parent
then we have to figure it out some
other way.
Since adjustment disorder is an
emotional or behavioral reaction to a
stressor then I would guess that your
whole family has been stressed out
for a while. You are right to be
thinking about ways to alleviate
stress so that you can cope with
things calmly. This will help your sons
also as they probably need a stress
free environment.
One way to relieve stress is to have
someone else to vent to. It really
helps just to talk about all of the
things that are bothering you. A
therapist is good but if you have a
few friends that you can get together
with once or twice a week, this might
work too. Take some time to laugh
and joke with them as well. Don’t
make your sessions with your friends
too gloomy and turn into a “pity pot”
where you feel sorry for yourselves.
Exercise is a good stress reliever. If
you can afford to go to a gym or
exercise class a couple of times a
week this would be good for you
mentally and physically. If that’s not
possible, walking is a great exercise.
It’s more fun if you can have someone
to walk with you. You could drive to a
park once or twice a week or if you
live in a safe neighborhood, you can
figure out how many blocks you can
walk in about 45 minutes.
Keep up the good work. I hope you
get your son home soon.
Sara