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    Caring for children during the pandemic can lead to caregiver fatigue due to increased stress and lack of support; caregiver fatigue includes symptoms like anxiety, depression, lack of energy and sleep problems. To prevent caregiver fatigue, caregivers should ask for help from others, take breaks, exercise, eat well, get enough sleep, focus on manageable tasks, and explore community resources for additional support.

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    Caring for children during the pandemic can lead to caregiver fatigue due to increased stress and lack of support; caregiver fatigue includes symptoms like anxiety, depression, lack of energy and sleep problems. To prevent caregiver fatigue, caregivers should ask for help from others, take breaks, exercise, eat well, get enough sleep, focus on manageable tasks, and explore community resources for additional support.

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    Car egiv er Fatigue

    Why is this important?


    Caring for children can be very rewarding but it can also involve many stressors, especially under the current circumstances.
    With children unable to attend school, you may be faced with limited supports to help care for them. Before the COVID-19
    pandemic, children attended school and adults were able to meet other commitments such as engaging in paid work,
    household jobs and caring for other children. Now, adults are trying to juggle these tasks in addition to caring for school aged
    children.

    If children have disabilities, caring for them may be even more stressful, challenging and difficult. Caregiver fatigue has often
    been associated with caring for a person who is elderly, has a chronic illness, or has a disability; however, during the upcoming
    months, many caregivers for children might also experience caregiver fatigue due to the added stress of the pandemic.

    Giving yourself permission to take care of yourself is important so that you are in the best mental and emotional state to care
    for any children in your care. Understanding what caregiver fatigue is, how to identify the symptoms, and how to manage your
    stress to avoid it can help decrease the impact of caregiver fatigue.

    What is caregiver fatigue?


    Caregiver fatigue is “a debilitating psychological condition To prevent or reduce caregiver fatigue, here are a few tips:
    brought about by unrelieved stress.” By the time most
    caregivers suspect caregiver fatigue, they’re already • Ask for help! Reach out to a friend, family member or
    suffering many symptoms. Symptoms of caregiver fatigue community agency. They may be able to help, even from
    can include: a distance.
    • Take breaks throughout your day.
    • Anxiety, depression, irritability
    • Exercise, eat well and get enough sleep.
    • Lack of energy
    • Start your day 15 minutes before children wake up and
    • Overwhelming fatigue, constantly exhausted do something for you. Enjoy your first cup of coffee in
    • Sleep problems silence, meditate, stretch…something, anything, just for
    • Change in eating habits you!
    • Feelings of hopelessness • Make a list of everything you need to do during the day.
    and helplessness See if there are any items you can delegate to someone
    else.
    • Neglecting your own
    physical and • Focus on things you can control. Some examples
    emotional needs of things you can control could be how you react to
    situations and where you invest your time and energy.
    • Set realistic goals. Break larger tasks into smaller
    manageable steps and focus on one step at a time.
    • Explore community agencies or supports that might be
    able to help. One example is Strongest Families. They
    offer family-centered, online care that is customized to
    the family’s needs.

    Resources
    GNB Social Development: Family Supports for Children with Disabilities New Brunswick Association for Community Living:
    A voluntary program that provides social work support and financial Strong Voices for Families
    resources to families to assist with the care and support required to meet A provincial program offering support to families who have a child with an
    the special developmental needs of their child with disability. intellectual or developmental disability. Visit the website or call 1-866-622-
    2548 (choose option 2).
    New Brunswick Multicultural Association
    A bilingual umbrella organization for immigrant-serving agencies and Vitas Healthcare: Signs of Caregiver Burnout and How to Prevent It
    ethno-cultural associations in New Brunswick. Find out more by visiting the
    website or contact them at (506) 453-1091 to ask to be connected to your Web MD: Recognizing Caregiver Burnout
    local immigrant-serving agency or ethno-cultural association, who can help
    you connect to same language speakers and other supports. HelpGuide: Caregiver Stress and Burnout

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