{"id":9567,"date":"2020-09-21T08:58:10","date_gmt":"2020-09-21T06:58:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bemynounou.com\/?p=9567\/"},"modified":"2020-09-21T08:58:10","modified_gmt":"2020-09-21T06:58:10","slug":"family-wellbeing-routine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bemynounou.com\/en\/family-wellbeing-routine\/","title":{"rendered":"FAMILY WELLBEING ROUTINE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In our day-to-day life, we spend more time with our colleagues at work than with our children and family. This is why we must find time for each other during the week, to fully enjoy these moments.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this article, there are <\/span><b><i>5 TIPS<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to help you find a balance between work and home life. These tips and routines can be used to improve relationships between family members and improve the wellbeing of everyone, both young and old.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>1-<\/b><b> Organise meals together:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eating together might seem simple, but it\u2019s a great reason to share a moment with family, to listen to each other, discuss something or even debate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dinners not only nourish hungry tummies but also family bonds. (Haha)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><i>A little advice<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: It is recommended to eat dinner between 7pm and 8pm. Eating too close to bedtime makes it harder to fall asleep. Also, avoid heavy meals, eating white meat or fish instead.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>2- <\/b><b>Try meditation as a family:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Practising meditation as a family is a great activity for strengthening relationships and easing tensions. It is also a good time to share a moment without interruptions, such as phones, radio, TV, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meditation has many benefits, including reducing stress and improving the quality of sleep and concentration.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sitting cross-legged, focus on your breathing and your body whilst enjoying the present moment with yourself, your children, your spouse and\/or friends.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><b>S.T.O.P. exercise:<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>S<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> = Stop what you\u2019re doing or thinking.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>T<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> = Take a breath, connecting with your body.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>O<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> = Observe your breathing, feelings and emotions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>P<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> = Participate in sharing your emotions with others.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong> \u00a0 \u00a0 Teach children to focus on their breathing<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Invite your children to take a break from their activities. Whilst sitting down, ask them to feel the temperature difference between the air that they breathe in and the air that they breathe out.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then, encourage them to feel their breath in their body by asking them to put a hand on their tummy and feel as it expands and deflates with air. They will feel their breath as it moves in their ribcage and throat.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After the session is finished, ask them how they are feeling. Finally, suggest that they perform this technique if needed at any point during their day.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>3- <\/b><b>Play with your children:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Children love games, even more so when it is with their parents. Here is a game which will help maintain strong family bonds.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b> <\/b><b>The card game of emotions<\/b><b> (created by psychologist Jeanne Siaud-Facchin):<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This game allows you to learn to feel and communicate your emotional feelings.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The players take turns to draw a card at random and answer the prompt that they have in their hands.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The cards address both positive and negative experiences and therefore give children the opportunity to verbalise what they have experienced.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before beginning, be sure to warn the players about the importance of understanding and kindness.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Cut up 7 small pieces of paper, write on them, shuffle them, then take it in turns to draw a card:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Say what scares me the most<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Say which present I have enjoyed the most<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tell my funniest memory\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Describe my biggest dream<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Say what makes me the angriest\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Say what makes me the saddest\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tell the person to my right their most important quality<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do at least 4 rounds of the table.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>4- <\/b><b>Share the love of reading with your children:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is important to give children a taste for reading. Reading brings great curiosity, as well as a wider general culture. Through reading, both children and adults can develop their knowledge of many subjects. As a family, reading provokes many discussions in various areas. We can conclude that sharing knowledge strengthens connections.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>5- <\/b><b>Give and receive hugs:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b> <\/b><b>Good for self-confidence<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hugs improve both self-confidence and self-esteem. Babies are instantly soothed when their parents hug them gently. They are reassured by the love that we have for them.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, these distant memories are still present in adults. In fact, cuddles have a calming effect for us too, producing an immediate feeling of wellbeing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Reduces stress<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has been demonstrated by scientists that giving and receiving hugs lowers stress hormones in order to promote the release of feel-good hormones in the body (endorphins).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Improves sleep<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cuddling before bed predisposes you to a better state of mind and leads to more peaceful sleep.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Pssst<\/i><\/b><b> :\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is also important for your well-being to spend time with your partner. So, for a moment of relaxation together, one on one, call <\/span><b>Be My Nounou<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to look after your children. We will provide you with quality baby-sitters that meet your expectations.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Decompression for you and fun for your children! With Be my nounou, everyone is happy ! (haha) <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0In our day-to-day life, we spend more time with our colleagues at work than with our children and family. This is why we must find time for each other during the week, to fully enjoy these moments.\u00a0 In this article, there are 5 TIPS to help you find a balance between work and home life. 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