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Keep Your Mom-Sanity This Summer

I know I just said that I’m excited for the summer. And I truly am.

But at the same time, I know that too much togetherness for my boys, scorching hot days that make the outdoors unbearable, and the inevitable “I’m bored” complaints can cause me to lose my mind.

If you are looking for some ways to stop some of that chaos with your kids, I have some tips for you over on MarsHealthyLiving.com. Head over to read 4 Tips to Keeping Your Mom-Sanity This Summer.

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What’s your best summer survival tip?

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Comments

  2. The I’m bored comments don’t come quite yet though, right? I remember them about end of July and August being the worst. 

  4. My kiddies always find something to do,We have the yard veg that needs tending to,all the animals,extra learning lots of crafts,theme parks, beach etc never time to stop and say they are bored lol.

  5. I love your tip about having a schedule, but not getting too crazy about it. My strategy is to have a balance of plans and free time. Camps 2 days a week, or every morning from 9-12. I am lucky to live in an awesome neighborhood and kids tend to be around during the summer. I am really looking forward to it!

  7. I agree, a schedule is important. The schools are closed to day and as an example, we are doing nothing so far because I did not schedule anything! You are helping us to get moving today!
    thanks,
    MItch

  9. I try to plan out our daily activities ahead so the girls have something to look forward to. If they are busy, I don’t hear “I’m Bored” all summer!

  12. It’s not my little one who does the ‘I’m bored’ thing, it’s my teen. And the age difference between the two never mattered until last year, now it’s prominent and finding things they both enjoy is going to be more challenging!

  13. I survive Summer by having a routine/schedule in place. I have a poster board up for time allotted for electronics, family fun, Mama’s work and more — that helped us last Summer a lot. I plan to do the same this year!

  15. My best tip is to keep everyone busy. Keeping everyone busy will help you all from wanting to go crazy. Of course my older 5 kids are out of school a week now and is this working? Nope. Haha – good luck to all the moms out there!

  16. I try to keep our schedule at a nice mix of activity and down time. My son is on the swim team, so that keeps us busy, and my daughter has melt downs if it’s too chaotic, so we’ll spend a lot of time at the park.

  21. Since my kids are older, I don’t worry as much about everyday activities during the summer. I do plan the big trips though

  22. Good tips!! We rotate toys. 🙂 We also let the kids get involved in planning some of the things we do. The love helping in that way. 

  23. Give the kids options on what they can do BEFORE they say they are bored. That’s my best tip. We’ve loaded up on games, given them opportunities to go to camps, registered with the park program and more. There is no reason they should be bored.

  24. My kid might tell you that my mom-sanity was gone a long time ago. She is always telling me how cray cray I am, lol.

  25. You’ve got some great tips! I am totally going to make a summer bucket list and I’m embracing the playdates this summer!

  26. I think my plan is to get them outside as much as possible. Just LOTS of fresh air.
    Have lots of activities for them to do. And mostly, cut myself some slack if we decide to have an indoor day of Netflix Scooby Doo marathons or something. 🙂

  30. on a stressful day I really like to go outside. I wait till it is night and look up at the stars. I love the quiet. I live far off the road so the stars are so so bright.

  31. Play dates, Story Time at the library, our zoo membership and trips to the beach keep my girls happy and this momma sane – for the most part 😉 – year-round! Cherishing this summer as it is the last one before my oldest officially becomes a preschooler in August!