Self-Care

Why take time for Self-Care?

Before we can help our children, we need to make sure we look after ourselves. It is so easy to put this at the bottom of our priority lists, especially following a very tough few years for the local and global community.

Taking some time out for ourselves helps us to be more empathetic, energetic and enthusiastic when it comes to being parents and carers as well as allowing us to set an example to our children that taking care of their physical and mental health is important.

So what can we do?

It is important to work out what suits you, everyone is different! Here are some simple ideas to get you started:

- Spend some time in nature

- Listen to music

- Read a book

- Take a relaxing shower or bath with no interruptions

- Spend some quality time with friends

- Take a break from electronics

- Take time to exercise

The key is finding what works for you. Don’t wait, fit something in today and see how it makes you feel!

Thanks for reading - Sam, School Counsellor