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<blockquote data-quote="Joeman" data-source="post: 166770" data-attributes="member: 5231"><p>Just wanted to follow up and give some additional advice on getting some relief for yourself. As hard as it may sound, I found getting up early (like an hour) ahead of my kids/husband was a big one for me. I used the time to exercise, eat my breakfast, read the paper in peace. Sometimes, I did a few chores if time allowed. It helped me to start my day well fed, already done something for myself. The other thing I do is to take 'mini-breaks' for myself throughout the day. That is, when DS is buckled into his booster seat to eat his lunch, I turn on the TV for him and I sit and eat mine while reading a magazine or doing the Suduko for 10 minutes or so...unless he is choking or doing something dangerous, I ignore him and just clean up the mess later. I do also assign my DDs to play with DS for 20 minutes each day (switching on and off days). That helps too. Maybe you could enlist your older DS to play with the younger DS and offer an allowance/incentive for doing so. Do you get out to parks/playgrounds? How does your DS behave in those situations? I would try to do outdoor activities as much as possible, even if it is just some time outside on your driveway with the garden hose to go wild. Another thing I did was when early intervention came to my house, I disappeared upstairs and let them do their thing with DS. I love him to pieces but if someone else was going to take over for an hour, I was GONE. It stinks having no help! I hope you find some relief that works for you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Joeman, post: 166770, member: 5231"] Just wanted to follow up and give some additional advice on getting some relief for yourself. As hard as it may sound, I found getting up early (like an hour) ahead of my kids/husband was a big one for me. I used the time to exercise, eat my breakfast, read the paper in peace. Sometimes, I did a few chores if time allowed. It helped me to start my day well fed, already done something for myself. The other thing I do is to take 'mini-breaks' for myself throughout the day. That is, when DS is buckled into his booster seat to eat his lunch, I turn on the TV for him and I sit and eat mine while reading a magazine or doing the Suduko for 10 minutes or so...unless he is choking or doing something dangerous, I ignore him and just clean up the mess later. I do also assign my DDs to play with DS for 20 minutes each day (switching on and off days). That helps too. Maybe you could enlist your older DS to play with the younger DS and offer an allowance/incentive for doing so. Do you get out to parks/playgrounds? How does your DS behave in those situations? I would try to do outdoor activities as much as possible, even if it is just some time outside on your driveway with the garden hose to go wild. Another thing I did was when early intervention came to my house, I disappeared upstairs and let them do their thing with DS. I love him to pieces but if someone else was going to take over for an hour, I was GONE. It stinks having no help! I hope you find some relief that works for you. [/QUOTE]
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