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Here is your Stuck in the Middle Newsletter – Issue #189 for Thursday, June 26, 2025,

🧠 Stuck in the Middle Newsletter
Issue #189 – June 26, 2025
Topic: When Your Kids Need You, Too

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Parenting While Caregiving: How to Show Up for Your Kids (Even When You’re Exhausted)

Being “Stuck in the Middle” means trying to be a great parent and a great child—all while holding down a job and keeping your relationship intact.

This issue is for everyone asking:

You’re not. But your kids do feel the stress of your divided attention. Here’s how to stay connected even when time and energy are scarce.

💬 1. Show Up in Small but Meaningful Ways

You don’t need hours. You need moments.

Leave a note in their lunch. Sit on the edge of their bed and ask one good question. Let them help cook dinner.

📘 Read this:
Routines to Help Kids Cope With Stress
🔗 https://www.pbs.org/parents/thrive/routines-to-help-kids-cope-with-stress

📱 2. Micro-Moments Matter More Than You Think

A 30-second hug. A 3-minute check-in. Kids thrive on consistency more than duration.

📘 Read this:
Connecting With Your Kids in Micro-Moments
🔗 https://parenttv.com/blog/connecting-with-your-kids-in-micro-moments

🧠 3. The Caregiver Overwhelm Is Real—And It Affects Your Parenting

When you’re drained from caregiving, your patience gets shorter. You might snap, zone out, or shut down. That doesn’t make you a bad parent—it means you’re human.

📘 Read this:
How Caregiving Stress Affects Your Parenting and Mental Health
🔗 https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/talking-about-trauma/202502/stresses-of-caregiving-affect-physical-and-mental-health

💡 Tool: The “What Can I Let Go Of?” Checklist

We created this $9.99 resource to help you prioritize, de-stress, and simplify. It’s a quick win for overwhelmed caregivers.

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👥 Want Support from People Who Get It?

Join our private Facebook group:
🔗 https://www.facebook.com/groups/stuckinthemiddlenews

Share your story, ask questions, or just vent. You’re not alone.

❤️ You’re Doing the Best You Can

If you’re holding guilt in one hand and a to-do list in the other, take a breath. This season is temporary—but your kids will remember your effort forever.

If this helped you today, please forward it to a friend who’s also stuck in the middle.

Until next time,
—Brian

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