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Rescue yourself From the Vicious Cycle of Stress

Survey finds pressure of raising a perfectIt is this constant stress of motivating a
child means mums take stress out on thechild to thrive and be successful that can be
familyconstrued as ‘pushy parent
syndrome’. But mums end up taking their
Life is stressful. If you’re a parent,stress out on their family (27%) which in
the constant juggling act is draining and canturn could affect the child’s
be overwhelming. A recent survey by naturaldevelopment. And the vicious cycle of stress
stress buster Rescue Remedy* has found thatmay start even before a baby is born with new
looking after a modern day family isresearch finding this week that stress can
exhausting (39%) but can also fuel a badaffect a child from before it is even born by
temper  (31%).cortisol  passing  through  the  placenta**.
The most stressful aspect of being a parentStress is a negative emotion which manifests
is juggling the work / life balance (30%) anditself as anger, tiredness, skin irritations
second place went to pressure to raise theand sleep problems. It also affects the
‘perfect’ child (13%). Thispeople nearest and dearest as they are the
concern is also reflected in the results ofones that are turned to. Rescue Remedy is
what parents find most stressful about theirworld-famous for quickly restoring inner calm
child’s education with the top worryand managing daily stresses. Formulated by Dr
unsurprisingly being bullying (22%), butEdward Bach, a Harley Street doctor, in the
coming a close second was getting into a good1930s, Rescue Remedy is effective, safe and
school  (20%).natural and is now relied upon by millions of
people when things get too much.



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