How do you practice self care? Is it enough to fill your cup and recharge you for the role of caregiver?

I find more and more people with more and more on their plates from caring for parents or raising grandchildren, to having an ill family member to working while going to school full time.

How do you plan for the R and R that all staff needs while operating a full time center? It is true we have a negative attitude when an educator needs to call out.  Often for personal reasons or one has fallen ill due to the stress of life/work or let’s face it, winter illness and finally burnout. We need to regroup and see this as a valuable time for our colleagues to recharge! What about teachers who are also parents? We all need the time to recharge and renew to come back to work ready to work. Let’s try to put a positive spin on teacher’s finding time to take care of themselves.

An empty caregiver cannot “care’ at all. Take care.