Parent Pause

Parent Pause

Looking to prioritize your well-being while balancing work and family life during this busy summer season? Welcome to Parent Pause, a space designed just for busy parents with kids home for the summer! From stress-free wellness tips to affordable meal ideas, childcare hacks, and fun family activities, you’ll find resources to help you take care of yourself—because your health matters, too.

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Edition #1

🏃‍♀️Move it to Manage It: Fitness that fits into real life

This first newsletter introduces the Parent Pause program and explores the importance of physical wellness—plus realistic, easy-to-try hacks to help you add more movement into your busy day.

Mother playing with their baby on a yoga mat. Stretching and still holding baby

Edition #2

🧠Pause, Don’t Panic: The power of mental resets

This newsletter dives into mental wellness and the power of taking meaningful breaks. Even with the kids home for summer, your well-being still matters!

Person holding two white puzzle pieces. Almost connecting one piece saying "work" and the other "life"

Edition #3

💸Smart Spends, Less Stress: Saving big on a busy budget

This newsletter is all about financial wellness. Learn practical tips to save smarter, reduce stress, and set meaningful long-term money goals for you and your family.

Two jars of money. The one in the foreground is in focus. A person is holding jar with the label "save" on it with bills rolled on the inside

Edition #4

🥗 Busy Bites: Fast, balanced meals for real schedules

This newsletter serves up everything food-related! Between juggling work and summer break, discover how to make quick, balanced, and budget-friendly meals that keep the whole family satisfied.

Looking on top of a dinner spread with bread, vegetables, and a charceuteri board. With people reaching over the spread to share.

Edition #5

🎈Coverage without the Chaos: Childcare hacks for working families?

This newsletter covers all things childcare! Explore flexible, affordable, and realistic hacks to help you manage summer with less stress and more support.

Woman sitting with toddlers, in a classroom setting reading a book.

Edition #6

🤸‍♂️Boredom Busters: Screen free fun for everyone

This newsletter is packed with fun for the whole family! Just because school’s out doesn’t mean you have to be stuck inside. Discover creative, low-cost ways to reconnect and make the most of summer together.

A toddler lying on a striped white and blue towel. Hands clasped under head, relaxing, with sunglasses and a hat on.
To parents and three kids all hula hooping together

Thank you for participating in Parent Pause!

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