Student and Young Father – How to Avoid Stress and Manage your Time Correctly


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In today’s world, everyone is part of a rat race. People have forgotten the real meaning of education. It has just become a competition for everyone in which not only students but young fathers are also the participants.

Meanwhile, the fact that acing your educational qualifications cannot be avoided as that’s the path of a student’s career and even most young fathers, this has become an issue these days.

Nonetheless, they need to understand that pressure and stress cannot go hand in hand with quality education and better academic results.

Thereby young fathers and students shouldn’t burden themselves with the pressure to ace their academics every single time, and rather they need to teach themselves to manage time and remain stress-free as much as possible, thus contributing to their overall well-being.

In today’s fast-moving world where we daily encounter the magic of technology, it’s no big deal to type do my homework for me on the internet and get way too many options to help you with your work. So, whether you are a young father or just a student, or both, you can easily take the help of technology and accompany yourself with your homework or study-related help.

Also, this will equally help to strengthen your bonds with your kids too as they will now be getting more family time together.

So, to help you all, here are some ways and tips to destress yourself and manage time effectively so that you can achieve your goals without any hassles.

#1. Avoiding multitasking and keeping your professional and personal life balanced

Young fathers and students both should remember that they shouldn’t multitask. Multitasking will result in doing a lot of work at the same time, which will result in stressing yourself.

Let’s assume you are trying to accomplish a task of your workplace at home, and at that same time your kid asked for some help;  chances are that you might not listen to them, making your kid get an impression that you do not pay attention to them.

As a repercussion, in the future, the kids may not share their problems at all with you. So it’s better to keep your professional and personal work separate to avoid such gaps and stressful situations.

#2. Being optimistic

Young fathers these days feel stressed as they often compare their kids and speak pessimistic or negative things which might result in demotivating their kids.

So as parents, you must keep a check that you do not say anything which lets your kid into self-doubt or a stressful state of mind. This will also keep you stress-free and content.

#3. Realistic approach towards the overall well-being of the child

This tip is especially for young fathers who are also students. You must never ignore the non-academic success of your kids. You should always act as supporters and cheerleaders for your kids and shouldn’t mind your kid’s interest in any other creative field other than academics.

You must value your kid’s talent and should support the kid’s interest. This will also enhance the kid’s abilities and capabilities towards the skills he or she is interested in.

And, when your kids will be happy, you will be happy too.

 #4. Having weekend plans to enjoy family time

Young father and students need to have their quality family time together so that they can communicate their day to day activities or weekly achievements. Such interactions will develop their family bonding and will let them be stress-free about each other in the family.

#5. Practicing yoga and meditation

Yoga and meditation help in destressing oneself. So, young fathers and students must try to include it in their lifestyle and also teach their children to do so. Healthy lifestyle changes will not only destress parents and kids but will also increase their efficiency.

Kids will also be able to share their issues and problems, which will further resolve a lot of stress factors between you as parents and your kids.

#6.  Making a schedule for yourself

A practical schedule can help you manage your time wisely. Both fathers and students can make their schedules regarding all their work and day-to-day activities.

Moreover, you should have essentials in your schedule such as a to-do list, family time, and no-office work hours, etc. Nonetheless, while making a schedule you can also add healthy habits such as a list of healthy foods to eat, yoga, or any other sporty activities.

Time management can also be carried on efficiently if the schedule is pre-planned.

#7. Helping your kids in the schedule making

Young fathers can also help their kids in making a practical schedule which should consist of study slots with breaks in between them. Parents must ensure that the schedule is filled up with leisure activities.

This will also let the kid have an idea of the time management skill, and at the same time will also help free up time for young fathers to focus on their important tasks.

 #8. Building good study habits and sticking to a healthy lifestyle

Students shouldn’t procrastinate their work and, if you are a young father, you must keep a check, that along with you, your children are equally following up with healthy lifestyle habits. Some of them may include playing and maintaining physique, handling distractions with care, etc.

Keeping a check on these activities, makes you manage your quality time very efficiently. However, when it comes to your kids, such management can only happen when you as a young father can communicate with your kids about all the ups and downs going on in their life.

Also, as being in discipline is an equally important factor in managing time, make sure you and your kids aren’t compromising with it.

To conclude

These were some tips to enhance the productivity of young fathers and students.

Moreover, you will never have any issues of dealing with stress or time, if you only happen to be punctual, and take care of your family as important as you take care of your professional or academic work.

Jeff Campbell

Jeff Campbell is a father, martial artist, budget-master, Disney-addict, musician, and recovering foodie having spent over 2 decades as a leader for Whole Foods Market. Click to learn more about me

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