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Session One: Course Overview
You will spend the first part of the day getting to know participants and discussing what will take place during the workshop. Students will also have an opportunity to identify their personal learning objectives.
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Course Overview
Session Two: Defining Stress and How It Affects Us
To begin, participants will explore what stress is and the effects it can have. They will also work on identifying their stressors.
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Where Are You Now?
Defining and Identifying Stress
Assignments
Ways to Look at Your Stress
Session Three: What is Stress About?
This session will explore some of the things that stress is about. Participants will also learn about the positive effects of stress and what eustress is.
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What is Stress About?
Session Four: Building a Solid Foundation
Next, participants will learn about the four pillars of stress management. Special focus will be given to relaxation techniques.
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Taking Care of Your Body and Your Mind
Assignments
Case Study
Assignments
Draft Lesson
Session Five: Mental Strategies
This session will give participants two mental strategies to manage stress. They will also learn about the Triple A approach: alter, avoid, and accept.
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Changing Ourselves
The Triple A Approach
Session Six: Stress at Work
During this session, participants will complete a stress inventory to help them identify areas of stress at work. Participants will also identify some solutions for work-related stress.
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Stress at Work
Stress Inventory
Assignments
Stress Logging
Session Seven: Time Management Tips
A little bit of planning can go a long way towards reducing stress. Participants will work in small groups to brainstorm ways of managing time.
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Time Management Tips
Assignments
Session Eight: Stress at Home
Next, participants will get some tips on running their household in a way that reduces stress, including budgeting, planning meals, general organization, and chores.
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Budgeting Basics
The Everyday Stuff
Organization Tips
Assignments
Session Nine: Drainers and Fillers
To wrap things up, participants will identify the things that drain and energize them.
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Personal Action Plan
Stress Management
About Lesson

A lot of work goes into running a household. The good news is that a little planning can go a long way towards reducing household stress and arguments.

Chore Charts

Every member of the family over the age of two should participate in household chores. Small children can place their clothes in the laundry hamper, pick up their toys, make their bed, set the table, and feed pets. Older children can help prepare meals (particularly if it’s an easy chore like mixing up a salad kit), walk the dog, and load the dishwasher.

 

It can also be helpful to identify who wants to do what. We all have chores that we don’t mind doing, and chores that we don’t like, so if you can find some overlap, life will be easier on everyone.

 

Another option, particularly if you live alone or have a small family, is to hire out some of the chores, such as mowing the lawn. Just make sure you’re not trading chore stress for financial stress!

Meal Planning

Sitting down on the weekend and planning your meals for the next week, and then going grocery shopping with a list, accomplishes several things.

  • During the week, you don’t have to worry about what to cook or if you have the supplies in the house. They’re already there!
  • When you get home from work, you shouldn’t have to rush back out to the grocery store for supplies.
  • You will be more likely to eat healthy food and less likely to stop at your local restaurant or for a takeout meal.
  • Cooking at home is better for your wallet and your waistline.
  • Sitting down as a family and eating supper together is a great activity and opportunity to share time together.

Here are some tips for meal planning:

  • Choose recipes that are quick and easy to make.
  • Purchase foods that reduce preparation time, such as pre-cooked chicken pieces or salad kits.
  • Involve everyone in meal preparation. It can be fun and shares the workload to have a different family member cook every night, or to have someone responsible for the salad, another person responsible for the main part of the meal, and someone setting the table.
  • Theme nights are a lot of fun. Meals like pizza and tacos can be easily customized by each member of the family.
  • Cook ahead, either by preparing enough extra food that you can freeze one meal, or by cooking ahead on a day off.

 

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