{"id":9550,"date":"2016-04-02T07:50:01","date_gmt":"2016-04-02T12:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/?p=9550"},"modified":"2016-12-13T19:52:46","modified_gmt":"2016-12-14T01:52:46","slug":"are-you-an-anxious-parent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/are-you-an-anxious-parent\/","title":{"rendered":"Are You An Anxious Parent"},"content":{"rendered":"

A version of this\u00a0first appeared on Indian Moms Connect<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

We parents are a special breed. We pile guilt and stres\"anxiety-1156225_1920\"s upon ourselves. We melt at a gummy grin, cry over a fallen tooth and stay awake to watch our offsprings sleep. We cherish these moments. We wear different hats and try to keep all the balls in the air at the same time. We are also anxious, irritable and nervous most of the time.<\/p>\n

The anxiety comes out in different ways. I yell at my daughter for no reason (and then end up crying because I yelled at her). I pick fights with my partner. I get depressed and prefer to remain in bed (with chocolate of course). The head and every other part of me seems to cry in pain. My work suffers and more. It is draining. It is really not worth it and yet I am constantly caught in this swirl of anxious thoughts.<\/p>\n

\"anxiety-1156225_1920\"I realised that while I can’t be anxiety-free, I certainly did have\u00a0some habits and routines that were making me\u00a0anxious. Being aware of them help me handle anxiety. (Yes, on somedays it is a losing battle I wage trying to fight anxiety but I still fight on<\/em>.)<\/p>\n

Sleep Habits<\/h2>\n

The arrival of a baby changes sleep patterns. But at many households, long after the baby starts sleeping through the night, the parents remain awake. It is the time for chores, TV, that glass of wine, personal time and more. Having regular sleep habits helps manage anxiety. Getting 7-8 hours of sleep everyday does make a difference. (Not that I do it. Insomnia and I have been firm friends the past few weeks)<\/p>\n

Sustenance<\/h2>\n

Often I\u00a0forget to eat. Racing against the clock is a norm and often we end up developing\u00a0bad eating habits.\u00a0 Many of us tend to binge eat or skip meals. Meals in front of the computer and TV, endless cups of caffeine are all norm. Making sure that you eat three square meals (or six small meals) filled with healthy choices helps one tackle anxiety. A full tummy makes a happy person.<\/p>\n

Your Phone<\/h2>\n

We also depend on our phones more than ever. We are constantly overloaded with information, most of which make us anxious. Screen-based entertainment and social media, while interesting and educative can also depress and make us anxious. Next time, you are waiting or bored, don\u2019t pull out your phone. Put it away and use it only as needed.\u00a0\"anxiety-1156225_1920\"<\/p>\n

Caffeine Overload<\/h2>\n

Caffeine does improve short-term memory and keeps us focused on the tasks at hand, but it also can make people jittery, nervous and irritable. Coffee also dehydrates the body. Restricting caffeine consumption is an easy way to get your anxiety under\u00a0control.<\/p>\n

TV As Entertainment<\/h2>\n

Snuggling on the couch with the TV streaming the latest, seems like a relaxing activity but recent studies have shown that people who spend more than two hours a day watching television are more anxious and depressed. Entertainment, like everything else, is best in small quantities.<\/p>\n

Work-Life\"anxiety-1156225_1920\"\u00a0Balance<\/h2>\n

We live in a world where we don\u2019t have concept of clocking out. We are constantly checking our emails and answering work calls. Work sneaks into our personal lives and leaves us irritated and anxious. Try to stop working when you step out of work (or have set hours and dedicated work space if you freelance\u00a0or\u00a0work from home).<\/p>\n

What makes you anxious? How do you fight it?<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A version of this\u00a0first appeared on Indian Moms Connect We parents are a special breed. We pile guilt and stress upon ourselves. We melt at a gummy grin, cry over a fallen tooth and stay awake to watch our offsprings sleep. We cherish these moments. We wear different hats and try to keep all the balls in the air at the same time. We are also anxious, irritable and nervous most of the time. The anxiety comes out in different ways. I yell at my daughter for no reason (and then end up crying because I yelled at her). I pick fights with my partner. I get depressed and prefer to remain in bed (with chocolate of course). The head and every other part of me seems to cry in pain. My work suffers and more. It is draining. It is really not worth it and yet I am constantly caught in this swirl of anxious thoughts. I realised that while I can’t be anxiety-free, I certainly did have\u00a0some habits and routines that were making me\u00a0anxious. Being aware of them help me handle anxiety. (Yes, on somedays it is a losing battle I wage trying to fight anxiety but I […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9551,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1274],"tags":[1364,1365,621,642,1344],"class_list":["post-9550","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-writings","tag-anxiety","tag-are-you-an-anxious-parent","tag-motherhood","tag-parenting","tag-writings"],"yoast_head":"\nAre You An Anxious Parent — PoohsDen<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Are you an anxious parent? We all have some habits and routines that were make us anxious. Being aware of them help me handle anxiety.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/are-you-an-anxious-parent\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Are You An Anxious Parent — PoohsDen\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Are you an anxious parent? We all have some habits and routines that were make us anxious. Being aware of them help me handle anxiety.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/are-you-an-anxious-parent\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"PoohsDen\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2016-04-02T12:50:01+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2016-12-14T01:52:46+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/cloud-705729_1920.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1920\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1344\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Vinitha\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@vinitha\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@vinitha\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Vinitha\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/are-you-an-anxious-parent\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/are-you-an-anxious-parent\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Vinitha\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/#\/schema\/person\/6feebf25fcf1853b61a30db448a6efe3\"},\"headline\":\"Are You An Anxious Parent\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-04-02T12:50:01+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2016-12-14T01:52:46+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/are-you-an-anxious-parent\/\"},\"wordCount\":586,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/#\/schema\/person\/6feebf25fcf1853b61a30db448a6efe3\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/are-you-an-anxious-parent\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/cloud-705729_1920.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Anxiety\",\"Are you an Anxious Parent\",\"Motherhood\",\"Parenting\",\"Writings\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Writings\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/are-you-an-anxious-parent\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/are-you-an-anxious-parent\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/are-you-an-anxious-parent\/\",\"name\":\"Are You An Anxious Parent — PoohsDen\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/are-you-an-anxious-parent\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/are-you-an-anxious-parent\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/cloud-705729_1920.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-04-02T12:50:01+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2016-12-14T01:52:46+00:00\",\"description\":\"Are you an anxious parent? We all have some habits and routines that were make us anxious. Being aware of them help me handle anxiety.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/are-you-an-anxious-parent\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/are-you-an-anxious-parent\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/are-you-an-anxious-parent\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/cloud-705729_1920.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/cloud-705729_1920.jpg\",\"width\":1920,\"height\":1344,\"caption\":\"Anxious Parent\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/are-you-an-anxious-parent\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Are You An Anxious Parent\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/\",\"name\":\"PoohsDen\",\"description\":\"Words * Family * Travel * Food * Fitness\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/#\/schema\/person\/6feebf25fcf1853b61a30db448a6efe3\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":[\"Person\",\"Organization\"],\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/#\/schema\/person\/6feebf25fcf1853b61a30db448a6efe3\",\"name\":\"Vinitha\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_6936.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"http:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_6936.jpg\",\"width\":683,\"height\":1024,\"caption\":\"Vinitha\"},\"logo\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\"},\"description\":\"Writer, Environmental Engineer, Sustainability and Climate Change Believer, Dance Aficionado, Bibliomaniac, Opinionated Mom, and Wanderer. Poohsden is Vinitha's other home.\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Are You An Anxious Parent — PoohsDen","description":"Are you an anxious parent? We all have some habits and routines that were make us anxious. Being aware of them help me handle anxiety.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/are-you-an-anxious-parent\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Are You An Anxious Parent — PoohsDen","og_description":"Are you an anxious parent? We all have some habits and routines that were make us anxious. Being aware of them help me handle anxiety.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/are-you-an-anxious-parent\/","og_site_name":"PoohsDen","article_published_time":"2016-04-02T12:50:01+00:00","article_modified_time":"2016-12-14T01:52:46+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1920,"height":1344,"url":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/cloud-705729_1920.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Vinitha","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@vinitha","twitter_site":"@vinitha","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Vinitha","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/are-you-an-anxious-parent\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/are-you-an-anxious-parent\/"},"author":{"name":"Vinitha","@id":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/#\/schema\/person\/6feebf25fcf1853b61a30db448a6efe3"},"headline":"Are You An Anxious Parent","datePublished":"2016-04-02T12:50:01+00:00","dateModified":"2016-12-14T01:52:46+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/are-you-an-anxious-parent\/"},"wordCount":586,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/#\/schema\/person\/6feebf25fcf1853b61a30db448a6efe3"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/are-you-an-anxious-parent\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/cloud-705729_1920.jpg","keywords":["Anxiety","Are you an Anxious Parent","Motherhood","Parenting","Writings"],"articleSection":["Writings"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/are-you-an-anxious-parent\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/are-you-an-anxious-parent\/","url":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/are-you-an-anxious-parent\/","name":"Are You An Anxious Parent — PoohsDen","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/are-you-an-anxious-parent\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/are-you-an-anxious-parent\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/cloud-705729_1920.jpg","datePublished":"2016-04-02T12:50:01+00:00","dateModified":"2016-12-14T01:52:46+00:00","description":"Are you an anxious parent? We all have some habits and routines that were make us anxious. Being aware of them help me handle anxiety.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/are-you-an-anxious-parent\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/are-you-an-anxious-parent\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/are-you-an-anxious-parent\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/cloud-705729_1920.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/cloud-705729_1920.jpg","width":1920,"height":1344,"caption":"Anxious Parent"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/are-you-an-anxious-parent\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Are You An Anxious Parent"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/","name":"PoohsDen","description":"Words * Family * Travel * Food * Fitness","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/#\/schema\/person\/6feebf25fcf1853b61a30db448a6efe3"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":["Person","Organization"],"@id":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/#\/schema\/person\/6feebf25fcf1853b61a30db448a6efe3","name":"Vinitha","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"http:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_6936.jpg","contentUrl":"http:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_6936.jpg","width":683,"height":1024,"caption":"Vinitha"},"logo":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/"},"description":"Writer, Environmental Engineer, Sustainability and Climate Change Believer, Dance Aficionado, Bibliomaniac, Opinionated Mom, and Wanderer. Poohsden is Vinitha's other home."}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9550","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9550"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9550\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9555,"href":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9550\/revisions\/9555"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9551"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9550"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9550"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9550"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}