Does Home Schooling Have You Stressed?

As a home schooling mom do you sometimes feel the stress of juggling schedules, lesson planning, housework, cooking and general child care is too much? Have you felt overwhelmed at times by the responsibilities you face daily as a home school mom? Do you think of stress as tension or emotional distress? Actually, stress can be defined as any situation or condition that causes us physical or psychological strain. There have probably been times when you have experienced both physical and psychological strain while attempting to meet all the demands placed on a home schooling mother.

Any stimulus that causes stress can activate the body’s automatic stress response mechanism, commonly called the fight-or-flight response. This can cause adrenaline and other stress hormones, such as cortisol, to be released in the body. These stress hormones can lead to problems like heart disease, high blood pressure, cancer, digestive and sleep problems, and a failed immune system. If left unchecked, this red-alert state can cause a myriad of physical and psychological symptoms. It is very important that we recognize the presence of stress in our lives in order that we might learn the best way to deal with it. In my next post, I’ll discuss ways that you, as a home school mom, can effectively reduce stress.

~ by Jeanne Davis, RN, BSN