Parents.com interviewed several parents on their journey navigating parenting and career and I shared my secret to making it through those tough, early years with a simple habit I used to survive those challenging times…
These are the years when you’re supposed to be busting your butt to get ahead—but all you can think about is going back to bed. Here are helpful ways to balance work and weariness so you can stay on top of your job.
Steal a page from your little one’s agenda. A 10- to 30-minute catnap is an effective way to feel more awake and may improve performance. Just make sure you don’t nap too long (snoozing for more than a half hour could put you into a deeper sleep, leaving you groggier) or too late in the day (this could interfere with your ability to sleep at night).
“I would go to my car, put the seat down or get into the back seat, and put my jacket over my eyes for darkness. Then I would set an alarm so I could get up after 20 to 30 minutes,” says Sara Abate Rez, a branding expert in Vaughan, Ontario, whose sleep deprivation affected her mood, memory, and focus when her first child was an infant. “It really refreshed me, and I could better deal with the rest of the afternoon.”
Read on to see other tips on how to cope in the Parents.com article: Working Parents Are Sleep Deprived When It Matters Most for Their Career: Here’s How to Cope
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