Do you feel stuck in a rut?

It's easy to feel overwhelmed when you have three small children depending on you. Especially for a stay at home mom, you can feel isolated and disconnected. One way to get out of a rut is to add a different activity to the things you already are doing every day. Variety is the spice of life, after all. Maybe take the kids out to the park and spend some time there. Or take them out for a hamburger just to go and be around other people if you are feeling isolated. There are a number of things to get you out and about if you are feeling isolated. If you don't have someone to watch the kids while you do something your self, then choose something where you can take them with you. Getting out will be fun for them, too.

Oh I feel you! I have five kids, ages 12, 10, 8, 7, and 3. Yes, the older four go to school now, so they do get to socialize with their friends, but it was not always that way. I finally started taking trips to the library for storytime, trips to the playground, anything that would get them out of the house and around other kids. It also helped my sanity. :O) Good luck!

I am a mother of two,3 and almost 1 and someday's I feel as though I am going to pull out my hair.My oldest son likes to play outside but I can't always go with him because the little one dosen't walk yet and he crawls all over; So going outside is not always best.I have to wait for him to nap before I have that free time. Then I find I have the time to get some chores done, So I feel I don't give Ian (the three yr old) any attention. So somedays I just have to make more of an effort for him. I also try to plan a day on the weekend when my husband is home for Ian and I to spend time together; while his father watches the little one (Kevin).It is not always easy but I try.