-Schedule plenty of downtime in the midst of the holiday hustle and bustle. Rent some holiday videos and curl up on the couch with your kids. Who says that the holiday season has to be insanely busy to be fun? Sometimes the most extraordinary experiences you have as a parent happen when you’re doing the most unextraordinary things: reading a child a bedtime story, giving him a bath, or curling up on the couch together watching How The Grinch Stole Christmas for the umpteen millionth time!
-Take time for yourself, too. Add some cedar-scented essential oil to your bath and enjoy a tub-worthy read. You owe it to yourself and your kids to pamper yourself at regular intervals throughout the holiday season (if only to keep the grouch factor in check). After all, a happy and relaxed parent is the best present of all. Happy holidays!
