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8/31/2020 0 Comments August 31st, 2020Finding Your Flow: A Smooth Sailing Transition Back to Routine By Kimberly Staley Image by Daniel Büscher from Pixabay. We’ve been out of the usual routines for a while now, a long while! As the seasons shift, weather changes, and kids begin school, it’s time to look ahead and settle back into some routines. I know, this may create a bit of anxiety to some. Especially after these long months of quarantine and this unusual summer, but with a bit of planning a smooth transition back into routines is possible. In fact, you just might find yourself looking forward to it. To give you a bit of motivation let me remind you of a FEW of the benefits of having a routine. A range of studies have shown “having ordered and predictable routines is central to children’s healthy development.” (Fiese, 2006) Routines can also reduce anxieties and help encourage optimism towards new situations. Not only that, people who follow a routine usually have more free time for creativity and personal pursuits because they aren’t caught up in a list of never ending to do’s without enough time. If any of those benefits sound desirable to you then you then keep reading to find out how to make the transition back to a routine. The key to success is to go at your pace. Take each step one at a time. Some will move through the steps one after another and be on their way, others may want to spend time moving through and building each step over a few day’s-time. Either way will work, take it at the pace that works for you. Image by S. Hermann & F. Richter from Pixabay
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Sources: Fiese, B.H. (2006). Family routines and rituals. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press
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AuthorKimberly Staley is a married, mother of six, in a home filled with adventure. She is a certified life coach whose passion in life has been to ease suffering borne out of disappointments and discouragements that come with life. She has coached individuals and taught classes on various life skills including: organization, family and home management, time management, communication, and emotional resiliency for the past 12 years. Kimberly is a student of continual learning. She has studied human behavior and social-emotional development. She is currently working toward her degree in Marriage and Family Studies through Brigham Young University – Idaho. ArchivesCategories |