WAHM Stress Support:
Relieving Stress Effectively
Here you will find WAHM stress support. Choosing to work from
home so you can be at home to raise your children yourself is a
huge sacrifice that should not be minimized. Finding balance in
life and with stress is key to being successful and happy at the
same time. Below you will find some sound advice on how to bring
balance to a stressful position.
What is a WAHM?
WAHM is a common term to describe a work-at-home mom. WAHM's
typically are entrepreneurs who choose to run their business
from home. Many moms and work-at-home dads choose to run
businesses from home for a variety of different reasons. Whether
it is due to personal health limitations; wanting to eliminate
commuting and business expenses; or simply wanting the
flexibility to take care of your own children to save on
childcare costs and to provide a richer quality of life for your
children and yourself; being a work-at-home parent is always a
very personal choice. Although this section is focused on the
moms, I want to be sure to say that we welcome the work-at-home
dad's too!
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WAHM and Stress!
Although being a WAHM is very rewarding, it is full of challenges
and not without it's generous amount of stress. There are some
things to remember when dealing with WAHM stress:
1. Remember why you chose to become a work-at-home mom! Your
personal reasons have an amazing ability to keep things in
proper perspective.
2. When you feel overwhelmed remember that BALANCE IS KEY!
Whenever the work-at-home scale is too heavy on one side or the
other, it is time to do some prioritizing. Depending on the
age(s) of your children will depend on the amount of attention
they will need during the day. Learn to make the most of young
children's naptimes. It helps to find set times of day in their
schedule so you can make a a routine for yourself. For example,
young children usually take naps and have early bedtimes. These
times can be most effective and cause you the least amount of
stress. Older children are more flexible and that will in turn
give you more flexibility.
3. Children always come first! Even if you have a lot to do,
you make the decision early on to put them first no matter what.
When children get the necessary attention from their parent(s)
they are usually more content with life and better behaved. For
Example: Trying to work while your child is playing with another
child may present stressful situations because you will
inevitably have to help them solve their relational issues with
each other. Being stressed due to these kinds of interruptions
will create a lot of stress with yourself as well as your child.
Children can sense when adults have little or no tolerance and
this creates in them a sense of insecurity. Don't work while you
are needed, unless of course you have good stress management
skills and you can handle the interruptions.
4. Consider finding other WAHM's that also have children.
Consider creating play-dates where you can take someone else's
children for the afternoon and then switch with someone else
another day. Taking turns swapping kids for play-dates helps
each of you get some good quality, alone, work-time. A four hour
stretch on uninterrupted work-time allows you to get more done
then trying to squeeze in an hour or minutes at a time. Working
together with other work-at-home-moms' benefits everyone. Even
the children will look forward to seeing friends and having a
change of atmosphere to play in.
5. Do something special once a day with your children. Children
get more out of having special set time with you, even if it's only
30 minutes of one-on-one interaction. Being together alone brings a
lot of joy. It is important to keep a strong bond with your child
and to stay connected. Having special activities set aside once a
day besides the everyday things you do, creates a sense of
excitement and anticipation. Sometimes having something to look
forward to, makes the routine days extra special. Not only does this
make your child feel loved and appreciated but it helps you to feel
loved and appreciated by your child. Being able to step away from
your work is stress relieving and rejuvenating. It can give you a
new sense of energy upon returning to your usual schedule.
6. Use your
stress management tips and techniques! Don't forget them!
They are the very thing that will help you from stepping into
anxiety and burnout stages.
7. Make time for adult communication and time out! Children often
need time out's but adults do too...especially when children are
young and very demanding. Whether it is for a short time everyday or
once a week, you know the needs you have. It is not uncommon for
everyone to be different in this area. All that matters is that you
keep in touch with your spouse and your friends. There is a
tremendous amount of stress relief found through communicating and
staying connected!
Want to be a WAHM?
Perhaps you're not a WAHM but want to be....maybe you already are
a stay-at-home mom looking for extra income and looking for ideas on
what would be best for you....or perhaps you work outside the home
and want to transition to working inside the home and need ideas on
how to do that. No matter what your position is, if you want to
become a work-at-home-mom it is truly possible for you to make this
a reality in your life.
As a stay-at-home mom for over 15 years now.... I have done many
different things as a work-at-home-mom. However, being "financially
successful" while using my own creativity has not always been so
easy.
 Of
all the the websites out there promising you this or that.... this is one
program that I want to share with you that is "all that". One of my
favorite WAHM solutions is called
Site-Build-It (SBI)- also known as SiteSell. When I first learned about
SBI, I was amazed at the possibilities and the creative flexibility this
program provides. If you have been looking for creative ways to use the
internet to start your own business...this free e-book is for you!
click here to start reading WAHM-IT! The Masters Course
(or right click and save this e-book to your desktop!)
SBI also offers an Online Video Tour explaining things from
beginning to end....so go grab a cup of coffee, sit back, relax
and
watch now.
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