6 Ways to Stop Stay-At-Home-Mom Burnout

How to Fight Stay-At-Home-Mom Burnout

What is Stay-At-Home Mom Burnout? 

Burnout happens when we get tired of doing the same things over and over again. This can lead to difficulty getting up and being motivated to do what we want or need to do. Stay-at-home mom burnout is being burnt out from staying home every day with our children. (Read: Working from Home with Small Children.)

How Can it Affect Our Ability to Parent Peacefully? 

When we are burnt out as stay-at-home moms, we may start to grow resentful for the jobs that we have to deal with as moms, we may start to feel stressed and overwhelmed by the burdens that come with being a stay-at-home mom, and we may have a difficult time enjoying our children in the moment.

But just because you’re a stay-at-home mom does not mean you have to live with burnout. There are steps we can take to help ourselves enjoy our children to the fullest when we decide to stay at home with them.

Six Tips for When You are Experiencing Stay-At-Home Mom Burnout 

Take a Vacation or Break 

If you are a stay-at-home mom and you are experiencing burnout, do not be afraid to take a break or a vacation.

Sometimes, all you need is a break during the day to get away by yourself. My favorite way to do this is to run an errand to the store, sit in the car by myself when my child is taking a class.

Read a good book, work out at a gym, or go tanning.

Sometimes, you need more than just a break during the day. When this happens, plan a short vacation or trip that does not involve your children. It could be one night with your girlfriends.

Or if you can, get away with your husband. Whatever it is, take the time to plan a vacation or be persistent with creating time when you get a break during the day just for you.

Get Outside/Get Exercising 

Getting outside and getting fresh air can do wonders for your soul. If you’re feeling overwhelmed and can’t leave your kids, go for a walk. Put them in the wagon or stroller and go for a walk around the block if the weather allows.

Or start an Exercise routine that involves being away from your children unless you enjoy working out with your children. This can help you feel better because when we take care of our physical needs, we start feeling less stressed.

Change up Your Routine 

I’m a big advocate for having a routine. It helps things go smoothly, especially when it comes to children. But if you are experiencing burnout, sometimes all you need to do is change up your routine. Add a library or park day to what you do every week.

Or add a trip to the grandparents’ house on the weekends. Whatever it may be, add something that you and your children will enjoy and change your routine during the week.

Write Down Your Why and Put it Somewhere to See Every Day

You chose to be a stay-at-home mom for a reason. Sometimes, when we’re in the trenches of motherhood, we tend to forget our wisdom.

Write your way down somewhere and then place it where you can see it daily, so you remember why you are doing this.

Remember Who You are Outside of Your Kids/Family

 

Sometimes, we become overwhelmed and burnt out as stay-at-home moms because we forget who we are. Sometimes, we feel like we are simply a mom and a wife and have no other identity. Remembering who we are outside of our family can help.

What are your passions? How about your hobbies? What do you enjoy doing outside of your family? Remember who you are, and don’t lose your identity; this can help you combat stay-at-home mom burnout when you have something you’re passionate about, a hobby you enjoy and look forward to.

Don’t Stay Isolated/Get Out with a Friend 

When You are a stay-at-home mom, you can start to feel isolated because you are alone at home with your children all day. When we feel isolated as humans, we can feel stressed, overwhelmed, and lonely. Show that it is a priority not to be isolated.

Find a mommy tribe. A mommy group you can go to every week, somebody you can talk to, a friend you can get coffee with, someone you can text regularly, or even a Facebook group of moms who will be there for you when you feel isolated and overwhelmed.

Being a Stay-At-Home-Mom is a Blessing, but It Can Be a Struggle

 Being a stay-at-home mom can be a huge blessing. Seeing your children grow and learn and become the little people God intended them to be, there is No more considerable privilege, in my opinion.

However, just because you decided to be a stay-at-home mom does not mean it’s not complicated. It does not mean that frustrations and stresses do not come with being a stay-at-home mom. It is possible to be burned out. But you don’t have to stay burned out as a stay-at-home mom.

There are steps you can take to help yourself be the best version of yourself so you can enjoy the little people you trust.

It doesn’t have to feel this way. You can be a peaceful and calm stay-at-home mom even when you’re in the middle of the trenches of motherhood. (Read: What is Positive Parenting?)