Redirecting your Child's behavior

101+ WAYS TO NURTURE YOURSELF

Take bubble baths (compete with candlelight and soft music).
Take a walk, even in the rain.
Treat yourself to a professional manicure.
Treat yourself to a professional pedicure.
Take a nap.
Have a professional massage (or trade with a friend).
Listen to music (without doing anything else).
Indulge in a good book.
Go dancing.
Enjoy a good piece of chocolate.
Snuggle your partner.
Snuggle with your teddy bear.
Treat yourself to a facial.
Exercise.
Have someone else wash or brush your hair.
Put clean sheets on your bed.
Buy yourself fun, encouraging posters.
Go to a movie in the middle of a weekday afternoon.
Play catch with someone.
Give yourself a foot rub (or trade with a friend -- more fun!).
Call a friend.
Buy yourself flowers.
Visit a museum or a special place you’ve wanted to see.
Take a trip.
Hug a tree.
Garden.
Hold a baby.
Do a good deed.
Pet a dog.
Go bird watching.
Lie in a hammock.
Go to a zoo.
Write a letter.
Play with a dog or cat or goldfish.
Buy yourself a gift.
Visit a convalescent home or a lonely neighbor.
Help an older person.
Teach someone to read.
Try sky diving, bungee jumping (or something else adventurous).
Go hiking.
Climb a tree and sit there for a while.
Go camping.
Ride your bike.
Go white-water canoeing/rafting.
Take a walk on the beach or in the woods.
Make love.
Watch the sun rise.
Watch the sun set.
Ask for help.
Go swimming.
Be alone (relax).
Cook a special meal even if it is just for you.
Color in a coloring book.
Sit in a hot tub.
Take a personal growth course. (www.GRC333.com is an excellent resource)
Go roller-skating/roller-blading.
Do a jigsaw puzzle – invite friends over to help you.
Take a dance lesson.
Visit your library.
Clean out a drawer or closet.
Rearrange your furniture.
Attend a church of your choice.
Sing.
Buy new tennis shoes.
Make a fire in the fireplace.
Make “S’mores.”
Remember that people treat you the way you treat yourself.
Look through old picture albums.
Read your baby book.
Hang up some of your baby pictures.
Write in your journal -- if you don’t have one, start one.
Line your dresser drawers with pretty paper.
Say no.
Put a single flower in a bud vase on your bed stand.
Add a slice of lemon to your water glass.
Use a humidifier in the winter -- it’s great for your skin.
Buy new sheets.
Spend an afternoon thumbing through magazines.
Make a collage of what you want in a relationship.
Buy yourself balloons.
Give yourself a teddy bear or give one to a friend.
Hug anyone who lives with you “good morning and good night.”
Give clothes that you have not worn in a year to Goodwill.
Visit a sick friend – take soup or magazines.
Establish rituals for giving yourself tender, loving care.
Have hot tea and crumpets.
Meditate.
Splash in mud puddles or kick leaves.
Swing.
Wear sexy underwear.
Give a party for yourself.
Stay in bed all day.
Eat mangoes naked.
Keep toys in the bathtub (and play with them).
Spin yourself dizzy.
Follow a child’s lead.
Hang upside down.
Cry during movies.
Stay loose.
Dine alone and set a beautiful table.
Giggle (Children can help you remember how).
Write love letters to friends.
Go to a drive-in in your PJ’s.
Make a fort out of blankets and spend an afternoon there.
Teach a child how too make cookies.
Pray.
Give yourself positive pep talks often.
Put up a DO NOT DISTURB sign on your bedroom or office door.
Accept your uniqueness – there is no one else like you in the whole world.
Share your love.

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