tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5813229037478792136.post2962916184123738656..comments2024-03-15T08:10:01.675-03:00Comments on The Faires Family: Feeling Frazzled?Elizabeth Faireshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05550838366867594169noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5813229037478792136.post-7953059021998927122011-11-16T09:37:36.703-04:002011-11-16T09:37:36.703-04:00All normal parents have these days and if you'...All normal parents have these days and if you're having any major changes in your life then they're more common I think. So here are some suggestions:<br />1. Pick your battles. You can't win everything and it's not worth trying. But do set boundaries.<br />2. 11 year olds are perfectly capable of making their own snacks. Sandwiches and cereal are not complicated. And every 11 year old I know can easily use a microwave to nuke a pizza pocket or some other equally unhealthy food.<br />3. Find an activity to do together that you both really like. Even if it's just going out for icecream or the movies. Something physical would be better, but anything that gives you one on one time away from home is good.<br />4. Just do your best. And if you screw up, apologize and try do be better tomorrow. It's a lifelong process as you know, and none of us are perfect. Just hang in there and when your child is 40 they'll realize what a wonderful parent you are. At lease that's what I hear :)Elizabeth Faireshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05550838366867594169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5813229037478792136.post-66586455152820453862011-11-16T00:15:22.043-04:002011-11-16T00:15:22.043-04:00What a lovely post. I needed to hear that frozen p...What a lovely post. I needed to hear that frozen pizza is okay sometimes, since I'm already feeling swamped and my 11 year old son will join me in a different country in 2 months time. I've been wondering how I'm going to cope with the extra responsibility.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com