mental health

We always hear adults say that children need to have limited screen times, but what about adult's screen times? Many people sit in front of computer screens for work and then go home and spend even more time on screens, either on their phone or watching TV, sometimes both at the same time. The standard adult checks their phone about every 10 minutes and looks at screens for almost 11 hours per day. It can be hard, maybe even impossible for some, to limit your screen time at work, but most people are able to cut down their at-home screen time.

These days, many of us have both parents working outside of the home, if we are lucky enough to even have a two-parent household.  Ensuring your mental health is of utmost importance in the game of life.  If you are not mentally cared for, you can start to slip in all areas of your life, including parenting.  Depression, anxiety, and everyday stress can take away from everything you work for on a daily basis.

By Jeanni Brosius

What is selfcare and why is it important? Improving physical and mental health, lowering stress and increasing joy are some ways to practice self-care. By doing little things to improve your wellbeing, it can help improve your personal and professional life as well as your mental health.

A few ways of practicing selfcare could be: