tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401303964563152307.post3246174414087394379..comments2024-03-28T21:36:55.157-04:00Comments on Love That Max : When parenthood is hazardous to your healthEllen Seidmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01433429847255621203noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401303964563152307.post-683416906006596402013-01-01T01:44:14.223-05:002013-01-01T01:44:14.223-05:00Now I know why my band director is tired all the t...Now I know why my band director is tired all the time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401303964563152307.post-27546405159252802232012-12-28T18:29:43.203-05:002012-12-28T18:29:43.203-05:00Lol! What a hoot! I needed the laugh after this cr...Lol! What a hoot! I needed the laugh after this crazy day. :)<br /><br />On a more serious note, regular exercise has shown to be one of the keystone habits to battling chronic stress/exhaustion -- it might even keep our backs going for a few more years. For anyone interested "Spark" by John Ratey, MD tells more. And exercise doesn't have to take up even a full hour of your day. Intervals for cardio and build muscle to burn more calories. It has really helped me. :)<br /><br />Stepping off the soap box now ... <br /><br />~ JamieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401303964563152307.post-32449241887449849372012-12-27T21:16:40.080-05:002012-12-27T21:16:40.080-05:00Hi Ellen -- Thanks for sharing this -- I hadn'...Hi Ellen -- Thanks for sharing this -- I hadn't heard about this study. There are many studies showing negative mental (anxiety, depression) and physical health effects (chronic pain etc) for parents of children with disabilities.<br /><br />What infuriates me is that we seem to have tons of evidence but little intervention to try to help mitigate the stresses. We had a national roundtable on caregiver health in Ottawa a couple of years ago, and they presented all of the research. But I couldn't think of one thing that was significantly different since my son was born in terms of supports for parents to help them manage the stress.BLOOM - Parenting Kids With Disabilitieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06901482901008135659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401303964563152307.post-16765530382306456162012-12-27T16:16:24.293-05:002012-12-27T16:16:24.293-05:00Stress? Blood pressure rising? Really? I never wou...Stress? Blood pressure rising? Really? I never woulda thunk it. I hear you on the palpitations. And anxiety attacks. And back strains. And probably broken jaws & noses & poked eyes from swinging hands, kicking feet & so forth. Of course, I broke my mom's nose as a kid, so it might just be a parenthood thing.Jenny S-Anoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401303964563152307.post-80370550083730365942012-12-27T12:55:29.347-05:002012-12-27T12:55:29.347-05:00It floors me how short-sighted insurance companies...It floors me how short-sighted insurance companies can be when it comes to providing durable medical equipment that would prevent lifelong injury to caregiving parents. If we can prevent back injuries through lifts, bath chairs, etc., wouldn't that be money well spent? Considering the cost of surgical (and caregiver) options when a parent suffers a severe injury, it seems curious to me that insurance priorities are ranked the way they are...hmmm.Rose-Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01125239149179291715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401303964563152307.post-31688216039738153912012-12-27T08:19:33.770-05:002012-12-27T08:19:33.770-05:00You wonder who much the researchers were paid to d...You wonder who much the researchers were paid to discover that that parents with children who have developmental disabilities suffer more stress? HA~!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05615930943939757293noreply@blogger.com