Our children are probably not going to be at their best either. How do we get through it? How do we survive this?įirst I’m going to share some guidelines for the end of the day madness with kids.ġ) Expect it, have our expectations in order that this is a stressful time. We’re all reconnecting and it can seem like the longest period of time. Maybe children are woken up from a nap or they’ve been at school or in a childcare center or at home, and we’ve been away. Okay, so at the end of the day, children are tired. I’m going to offer some guidelines and then examples from parents who’ve written to me, and I’m really hoping this will be helpful. This is true even if we’re home with children all day, but it’s especially true when there’s been separation throughout the day that our child is going to school or to childcare or they’re at home being cared for, and we’ve been somewhere else, and then we’re reconnecting. Today I’m going to be talking about something most parents are aware of: that the end of the day with children can be challenging. Transcript of “End of the Day Crazies with Kids” Hi, this is Janet Lansbury. Janet unpacks some of the reasons why evenings can be so difficult for kids and what we can do to help them (and ourselves!). Which means that instead of enjoying restorative quality time together, we’re faced with challenging behavior, high emotions, and discontent. Unfortunately, this is often precisely when our children need to unload the day’s stresses. Many of us imagine late afternoons or evenings with our children as the perfect time to wind down and connect after a busy day.
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