Parental Check-In #077

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This Week's Episode:
It has been an unusual (to say the least) year. It can help to take a step back and review with your spouse, partner or a friend where you are at, how your kids are doing, and what each of your kids need from you right now. It's like a performance review but with no judgement, tons of encouragement, and hopefully a little fun. (There might be "rewards"!!)

Why are we doing this? Three reasons to start:

• Slow Down & Remind Ourselves: We are busy. We feel overwhelmed. We can forget what we are really doing here.
• Go Team!: This is an opportunity to be seen by our partner and for us to see them, so we can connect and be on the same page.
• Encourage & Energize Ourselves: We remember the “losses” but not the “wins.” Leads to discouragement and despair. This is a chance to be reminded about what is going well and how we can courageously step into the challenges in front of us (and our kids).

This episode has some ideas on how to structure this time and how to make sure it is productive and life-giving.

The Stat of the Week is about one thing that can help kids deal with stress. You may already have one of these laying around your house (or running around it).