<a href="/CS/photos/apr2007/picture16325.aspx" target="_blank"><img src="/CS/photos/apr2007/images/16325/230x155.aspx" align="right" border="0" hspace="4"></a>We all know that stress can be very harmful to our health. You know that it can make you sick, but did you know that <a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070424.wxlmommy24/BNStory/lifeFamily/home" target="_blank">your stress can make your kids sick</a>? It's true. They did <a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070424.wxlmommy24/BNStory/lifeFamily/home" target="_blank">a study on it</a>.
These doctors aren't saying that if you are in a bad mood your kid will
get whooping cough, but they are saying that a tense atmosphere can
cause problems in a developing immune system.<p>So chill the hell
out. If you are one of those "supermoms" or "superdads" and you are so
busy trying to make everything perfect that you are giving yourself
ulcers and getting sleep deprived you aren't actually doing anyone any
favors.</p>This article suggests scheduling your time so that you
can actually have appointments for free time. I suggest stop scheduling
all of your free time so you have free time. Either way, be aware that
your kids know if you are anxious or depressed and if it is because you
are trying too hard to make life perfect for them, they are probably
picking up on that too. And they probably feel bad about it. Just have
fun. That is what it is really about anyway. Isn't it?
