Make My Kid Star

Make time for yourself • Another way I make time for myself is sitting down with them and while they play, I will read a book. (I love reading, it’s something that is relaxing to me, but you could do most relaxing activities while hanging with the kids). This way I am still present, but I let them know that this is time for them to play alone. • First let’s drop the guilt and accept this isn’t a desire but a need. I have heard every excuse in the single parenting book for why time for yourself isn’t a priority. Some will say you chose to be a single parent, so you chose the burdens that come with it. That would include the lack of time to yourself. • Some will say that real parents and strong men or women don’t need time alone, they can simply make it work. These are lies that are fed to us to make us feel inferior and incapable of being a good parent. Stop believing the lies and start realizing that every person, parent or not, needs to find time for themselves. Whether it is a weeken...