How To getYour Social life back

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How To get Your Social Life Back
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Introduction

• For many parents, having a social life is often
  relegated to slivers of free time found after
  working all day, helping with homework, cheering
  at soccer practice and bagging lunches.
• While the proverbial "me time" can seem elusive
  when your priority is raising healthy and happy
  children, experts say that making time for
  yourself is as essential to your children as it
  is to you and your spouse.

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Introduction

• Instead of feeling guilty about taking personal
  time, think about what having an active social
  life can teach your children, says author and
  relationship expert Ellie Slott Fisher.
• If youre always at home every Saturday night,
  as your children get older they can start to feel
  responsible for your social life, Fisher said.
  Having a social life gives your children
  permission to have one too, and it helps them
  develop into completely secure adults.

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Creating Me Time

• Finding room in your daybook for you doesnt have
  to be a juggling act if parents prioritize it and
  rethink their perception of "parent-time" versus
  "child-time," says Mia Redrick, a strategy coach
  for busy mothers and the author of Time for
  Mom-Me 365 Daily Strategies for a Mother's
  Self-Care.
• Parents often miss out on unexpected
  opportunities for personal time while running
  errands or shuttling kids around, Redrick says.
  Thats why she recommends that along with packing
  backpacks or snacks for your kids, parents should
  prepare a tool kit for themselves that can
  include items like a great book, a journal, music
  or even a jump rope.

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Making Room For Couple Time

• One way to stick to date night is to buy tickets
  to a movie or show in advance, so that your
  commitment becomes a monetary one as well as a
  personal one, she says. Parents could even
  pre-pay a regular babysitter to come every other
  Friday night, for example, even if they have yet
  to make plans. Having that regular appointment
  means that plans have to be made

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Scheduling Time For Friends

• Spending time with friends and community members
  can also be a great way to reinvigorate your
  soul, experts say. With enough pre-planning,
  anyone can create a regular group event or group
  outing that accommodates many busy schedules,
  says Debbie Lillard, a professional organizer and
  author of A Moms Guide to Home Organization
  Simple Solutions to Control Clutter, Schedules
  and Stress.

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