7 Things Healthy Moms Do Each Day
I’ve found that a vital aspect in being a good mom is taking the time to care for myself. This means spending time each day making sure that I am tending to both my emotional and physical health. I find that when both my mind and body are enlightened, I have so much more energy and focus I can share with my family; that’s why these 7 Things Healthy Moms Do Each Day are so important in my home.
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7 Things Healthy Moms Do Each Day
1. Meditate. Although the world is full of many loud noises, it’s important to have quiet time each and every day. Wake up a few minutes before your children and gather your thoughts before starting your day. This peaceful moment will help your morning get off to a great start.
2. Spend time outside. There is something extremely refreshing about stepping outside and taking a deep breath of fresh air. Every night after my kids go to bed, I like to sit on my front porch and enjoy this peaceful view. SO good for my soul.
3. Spend quality time with each child. Healthy relationships are extremely vital to one’s emotional health. Giving each child individual time each day helps build those relationships leading to a happy family life.
4. Schedule daily activities. Make a daily “to-do” list and don’t go to bed until it’s accomplished. However, be careful not to over schedule yourself. Make sure to schedule in items such as sleep, exercise, etc.
5. Eat meals with the family. Sitting down and eating a home-cooked family meal not only leads to physically healthy habits (this limits the amount of fast food) but it also helps establish healthy bonds with each other.
6. Exercise. As a mother, I’m well aware that time is limited each day. However, that doesn’t mean that there isn’t any time for exercise. There are many different ways you can get that exercise in without making it feel like a chore: go on a bike ride with the kids, take the stairs, walk the mall, etc.
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These are all great tips!
One on one time with each child is really important. They each need to know that they can come to you for whatever.
Spending time outdoors can always life the spirits. I try to do this at least twice a day.
Being a single dad raising 5 kids, I think I need to practice some of your tips like exercising myself
Taking care of myself and being a healthy Mom is so important to my family. I think these are such great tips and I follow all of them!
Great advice for sure. I would keep in mind, you dont have to feel like a failure if you cant get all of these in in one day! I would also add listening, and putting down devices, being outside is good for the soul .
Excellent tips, thank you!
I totally agree, these are super important. Unfortunately, being a mom of 3, I struggle with spending quality time with each child. I wish that weren’t true, but there are very limited number of hours in the day. It’s definitely something I strive for each day though.
These are great things that moms can do each day to live healthier happier lives. It was good of you to share it.
These tips are great! & Im happy to say that I do most of the things you’ve mentioned aside from waking before my son. 🙂
Now that my kids have grown up and moved out I have a ton of time to do the things I like. I wish I could go back and tell my younger self to remember to take time for herself.
Life can get so busy when you have kids you forget to take time out for yourself. I like to treat myself to a spa day once a month to relax and have some me time.
I get up before everyone else so I can have some quiet time to get ready for my day. I like to sit and think about all the blessings I have in my life. It puts me in a great mood for the day.
It is so important to get a few minutes to yourself every day. I like to unwind in the bath with a good book once the kids are asleep. It is a great way to recharge.
These are all great things to do for ourselves. I don’t get outside as much as I should so I’m going to work on that!
These are definitely very true. These are all very important too. Spending time with your kids is one of the top ones on my list.
Great tips! I recently started taking care of myself more but still managing to spend time with my hubby and kids.
I love these tips! My children are older, but when they were little, I would make sure to spend quality time each day with each of them,
This is great advice for dads too!! It really is amazing what a difference fresh air or a couple minutes of quiet time can do for you.
I agree with you on these things. Sometimes it is hard to spend a ton of time with each child each day though when you have a few. I think even a couple of minutes of one on one can help.
I appreciate your 7 things Mom’s Do, but I also think it is really important for Mom’s to do what gives them bliss once a day. They will than feel like they are giving to themselves.
I do most of these. I am trying to mediate every day though. It takes a while to get the hang of it!
Being a stay-at-home dad has taught me that these lists are essential. Making time for exercise was the hardest part, but I’ve finally found the inspiration for that as well.
And now I have two Pikachus as well as a Charmander. Don’t judge me.
Thank you for sharing your tips. Getting outside and getting fresh air really helps boost my mood.
I try to do a lot of these things myself. I love spending time with my son, I also try to go to the gym and exercise a couple times a week. These are all wonderful tips.
I think it is very important to spend time with each child. Mine are older, so it seems harder to do every day.
I know taking caring of yourself is very important and a lot of times is put on the back burner. Thanks for sharing.