Self-Care: Resources for Families

Self-Care Matters

The COVID-19 pandemic has been challenging for children and adults alike. While it can seem impossible to juggle both your needs and your family’s everyday needs, make sure to prioritize your well-being as a parent or caregiver. This will not only benefit your health and wellbeing but will also benefit your family.

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To help families identify ways to prioritize self-care, Child Mind Institute created the resource, “Self-Care in the Time of Coronavirus.” The resource explores strategies families can incorporate, including setting boundaries, prioritizing healthy choices, reconnecting with things you enjoy, and more.

Self-Care Resources

For information on how to prioritize self-care, view the full article by Child Mind Institute and check out the following resources:

• • A Guide to Self-Care for Parents: Why Making Time For Yourself Matters, Waterford

• • Importance of Self-Care: Why Parents Need Time Out to Recharge, HealthyChildren

• • 25 Simple Self-Care Tools for Parents, Psychology Today

• • Self-Care for Parents, PBS Kids
• • Raising Socially Conscious Kids: Self Care for Parents, First Up
• • Five Things You Should Know About Stress, National Institute of Mental Health