Children are precious little gifts. As such, parents do nothing short of their best to ensure they are well taken care of. This includes feeding them wholesome and nutritious food, supplements, and providing them with a happy and loving environment. But one thing parents often overlook is caring for themselves. Unfortunately, this can lead to parenting fatigue. Most parents feel that their mental and physical strength is not enough to take care of a new life during the parenting process. That begs the question – how to overcome parenting fatigue? Here are some tips, with a bonus – Supermodel Lin Chiling’s personal advice.
1. Mama Needs Her Rest Too
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You often hear mums talking about how they have gotten accustomed to running on an average of four hours of sleep, or living 72 hours in a day. Mums can do pretty much anything short of moving mountains! But that’s not to say that it’s a good thing to stretch yourself thin. Burning both ends of the candle leads to fatigue and burnout. A happy and healthy mum is most important for a child!
Mums, remember to pace yourself out. Instead of packing your day with too many things, prioritise what’s most important. Focus on one thing at a time and don’t sweat the small stuff. It’s also important that you get sufficient rest. A great way to overcome parenting fatigue is to squeeze in a cat’s nap when your kids are napping and ensuring that you get sufficient sleep every night. This also helps you to look healthy and have glowing skin. When you look good, you feel good about yourself as well!
Having said that, we know that sometimes it’s just impossible to get the desired amount of sleep. You may have to wake up at night for many reasons such as children getting nightmares, night feeds and so on. As such, the next best option is to get the best quality of sleep that you can in the limited hours that you have. Avoid looking at your phone or other devices at least an hour before bedtime to get better quality sleep. In addition, you can consume Tian Yuan Xiang’s Chicken Essence for Sleep and Bone Optimising. This nourishing tonic contains yin nourishing herbs to help mothers get quality sleep!
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2. Self-Care and Me Time for the Win!
Mums are really good at planning. You plan multiple schedules from meals, to play dates to the day to day running of the household. That’s great but please include scheduled time for self-care as well. The reason you need to schedule it is so that when you get caught up in the daily grind, it’s all too easy to overlook this important aspect. You matter, mama, just as much as your kids! Whether it’s a coffee date with your mum friends, a trip to the hair salon, or something as simple as an afternoon nap, you need to allocate time to make yourself the priority. You’d be amazed at how simple acts of self-care can do wonders to make you feel refreshed and energised!
3. You Are What You Eat
Surely you’ve heard of the age old adage, ‘you are what you eat’. This goes beyond how you look. What you eat also has a great impact on your energy levels so an important way to overcome parenting fatigue is to ensure that you are fuelling yourself with a wholesome and nutritious diet. Avoid eating processed, overly salty or sweet foods, and eating for convenience. Choose whole foods such as grains, good fat, protein, fruits and vegetables. But sometimes, it’s not possible to get all your nutrients from your diet alone.
Taiwanese supermodel, Ms Lin Chi-Ling, recommends that mums consume TYX’s “Chicken essence with Four-Ingredient”. It adds spleen and stomach herbs, which can promote appetite, better absorption of nutrients as well as replenish physical strength for mothers and mums-to-be. It’s a great way to help your body remain nourished even on your busiest days when you don’t have time to eat! Ms Chi-Ling has been a supporter of TYX chicken essence for more than 10 years and it was her go to when she was parenting her young children.
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Both the Chicken Essence for Sleep and Bone Optimising and Chicken Essence with Four-Ingredient have their own benefits. But there’s no need to be torn between the two. To make things easier for parents, TYX is now launching Chicken Essence for Healthy Appetite and Sleep, which offers you the best of both. It allows you to eat and sleep well at the same time. 2-flavour in a box can meet all your needs!
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TYX Drip Chicken Essence contains ‘micro-molecule protein’ and 18 kinds of EAAs needed by the human body which help increase physical strength. Each pack contains less than 20 calories so you don’t have to worry about weight gain! The chicken essence is extracted from a whole chicken to every pure drop with plentiful nutrients. It is done by superheated steam without adding water – to ensure that no nutrients are diluted or lost. It has a sweet and rich taste that will remind you of the ultimate comfort food – the fresh chicken soup stewed by your mum! The Chicken Essence flavours are available in room temperature options and they are easy to carry and store. TYX Chicken Essence with Lingzhi also has Taiwan Official Health Certification so you can have a peace of mind when consuming it.
Mums, we hope that you found these tips to overcome parenting fatigue useful. Start taking baby steps today to become a more energised mum! While you’re at it, don’t forget to get yourself TYX’s Chicken Essence to fortify yourself. What more, the biggest sale of the year is going on now so you can enjoy up to 20% off TYX’s products. Do hurry, for the offer is only valid until the 27th of November 2022. Remember, self-care is a priority. A healthy and happy mum raises a happy and healthy child!