{"id":564,"date":"2025-03-04T00:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-04T05:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/igniteparenstg.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=564"},"modified":"2026-07-28T11:38:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T16:38:57","slug":"good-medicine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/igniteparenting.com\/es-es\/good-medicine\/","title":{"rendered":"Buena medicina"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Let\u2019s be honest, being a parent isn\u2019t all cuddles and giggles. A times, parenting is just plain frustrating. When you\u2019re trying to get to work on time but there are breakfasts to be made, shoes to be tied, diapers to be changed, and car keys to be found, it is easy to feel overwhelmed. Even for parents of teenagers, coordinating schedules, assisting with school papers and projects, and walking them through adolescence\u2019s many changes is a lot to juggle. But through the milk spills, broken dishes, and lost homework assignments, sometimes we just need to laugh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Proverbs 17:22 says that \u201claughter is good medicine,\u201d and good medicine is something of which parents could use a dose. This is especially true according to a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hhs.gov\/surgeongeneral\/priorities\/parents\/index.html#:~:text=Key%20Takeaways%20from%20the%20Advisory&amp;text=According%20to%202023%20data:,to%2026%25%20among%20other%20adults\">2023 report from the Surgeon General\u2019s office<\/a>. which stated that nearly half of all parents say their day is \u201ccompletely overwhelming.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This verse isn\u2019t just a feel-good proverbial phrase, it\u2019s a fact that is backed up by science.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/healthy-lifestyle\/stress-management\/in-depth\/stress-relief\/art-20044456\">According to the Mayo Clinic<\/a>, laughter benefits mental and physical health in both short and long term ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Los beneficios a corto plazo de la risa incluyen la disminuci\u00f3n de las respuestas corporales al estr\u00e9s, como la frecuencia card\u00edaca y la presi\u00f3n arterial, as\u00ed como el aumento del flujo de ox\u00edgeno a \u00f3rganos vitales como el coraz\u00f3n y los pulmones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the long term, creating a routine of laughter can have positive effects on your immunity, allow your body to fight off serious illnesses, and even relieve pain through its own \u201cnatural pain killers\u201d that are produced when the body laughs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One way to keep things in a light-hearted perspective amidst the crazy and the chaos is to make a \u201cYou Know You\u2019re a Parent When\u2026\u201d list. On this list, record every bizarre and unbelievable thing that happens. Then every few months, pull out your list and have a good laugh at all of the \u201creal-life parenting moments\u201d you\u2019ve recorded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are a few of our Ignite Parenting team\u2019s favorite \u201cYou Know You\u2019re a Parent When\u2026\u201d moments:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You Know You\u2019re a Parent When\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You\u2019d rather have a brain-freeze that lasts 15 minutes from drinking an extra-large slushy than share it with your toddlers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Waking up with a foot in your mouth isn\u2019t anything you think twice about anymore.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You take an extra-long bathroom break at church before picking up your kids from the nursery just to have some \u201cyou time\u201d.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Puedes coger cualquier objeto del suelo con el pie.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You know the dire consequences of not checking for Legos on the floor before walking into your child\u2019s room.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lo \u00fanico peor que el sonido de ni\u00f1os gritando es un silencio prolongado.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cuando oyes el sonido de un inodoro al descargar, buscas inmediatamente el m\u00f3vil y el control remoto de la televisi\u00f3n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The closest thing you\u2019ve had to a massage lately is letting your son drive his monster trucks up your arm and down your back.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ser padre conlleva muchos retos, pero tambi\u00e9n el doble de bendiciones. De hecho, centrarse intencionalmente en esas bendiciones y practicar la gratitud intencional puede tener los mismos beneficios para la salud mental y f\u00edsica que la risa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even if you aren\u2019t able to find moments of laughter, consider instead making a list of things for which you are thankful and saying a quick prayer of thanks to God for all that He has given you and done for you, including sending His one and only Son as the ultimate sacrifice for our sins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you feel frustrated and overwhelmed at life\u2019s current circumstances, find little ways to laugh or reflect on the goodness of God in your life and watch as that \u201cgood medicine\u201d starts to revive your weary spirit.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>La risa es esencial para las familias, ya que ofrece una forma desenfadada de reducir el estr\u00e9s, reforzar los lazos afectivos y aportar alegr\u00eda en medio de los retos de la vida cotidiana.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":563,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[39,133,35,131],"coauthors":[247],"class_list":["post-564","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mental-health","tag-family","tag-laughter","tag-parenting","tag-stress"],"acf":[],"meta_box":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/igniteparenting.com\/es-es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/564","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/igniteparenting.com\/es-es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/igniteparenting.com\/es-es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/igniteparenting.com\/es-es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/igniteparenting.com\/es-es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=564"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/igniteparenting.com\/es-es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/564\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":966,"href":"https:\/\/igniteparenting.com\/es-es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/564\/revisions\/966"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/igniteparenting.com\/es-es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/563"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/igniteparenting.com\/es-es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=564"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/igniteparenting.com\/es-es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=564"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/igniteparenting.com\/es-es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=564"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/igniteparenting.com\/es-es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=564"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}