Living on the Spectrum: How to maintain your mental wellbeing as a tired parent.

Maintaining your resilience and wellbeing as a tired parent. is no easy task. According to Kathrine Peereboom, one of the biggest challenges for parents in this volatile world of COVID, the flu, and now interest rate rises and inflation, is maintaining your sanity and energy levels.

“Parents these days are finding life tough.  Not only are we having to support our family and kids through difficult times, we are also trying to maintain our relationship with our partner. Throw into this mix special needs kids and things become extra complicated and exhausting,” Ms Peereboom said.

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