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If you are a full-time stay-at-home mom or are a mother who works part-time and feel like you are about to crash and burn, know that you are not alone. You have a stressful job and there's science to prove it! Mothers who work full-time report better mental and physical health than stay-at-home moms or women who work part-time.
如果你是位全职妈妈，或者是有份兼职但觉得自己快要崩溃的母亲，那你可不是一个人在战斗。你的工作压力很大，科学也证明了这一点！报道称，相比全职妈妈或有份兼职工作的妈妈，全职工作的母亲身心更为健康。
A study from researchers at Penn State University and University of Akron found that women who go back to work after having children have more energy and mobility and less depression at the age of 40 than mothers who stay at home. But you could have told them that, couldn't you? There is good news, however. You can save your sanity and health by balancing your life so that you can enjoy it and be there for the ones you love.
宾夕法尼亚州立大学和阿克伦大学的研究人员开展的一项研究发现：与全职妈妈相比，生了孩子之后又重返工作岗位的母亲在40岁的时候更有精力、行动力，而且也没有那么抑郁。但是你本该告诉他们这一点的，是吗？但也有好消息。你可以通过平衡自己的生活来保持理智、保持健康，这样你就能享受这种生活状态，还能陪在你爱的人身边。
Here's how:
怎么做？
1. Set up routines. Routines sound boring and laborious, but in reality, routines help you have more free time to do other things that are fun and relaxing (just what every mom needs). Make a list of routines that have to be done daily and weekly. Focus on the parts that cause you the most stress and list ways to get these things done more efficiently than you have been.
1. 制定日常活动。日常活动听起来很无聊、也很费力，但事实上，日常活动可以让你有更多的自由时间，去做其它有趣、令人放松的事情（而这正是每位母亲都需要的）。列出一张日常活动清单，列上每天每周都必须做的事情。重点写最让你有压力的事情，列出比以往做法更有效的方法。
For example, if getting the kids off to school is one of your most stressful times of the day, list things that you can do the night before to ease your morning workload. Some ideas that may help are to pack lunches as you clean up the supper dishes, and lay out your outfit for the next day.
比如，如果让孩子去上学是你一天中压力最大的时候，那就列出你前一天晚上能做的事情来缓解早晨的压力。这些想法或能有所帮助：晚上洗碗的时候顺带把他们的午饭打包好、拿出第二天要穿的衣服。
Is supper your most hectic time? Set a time earlier in the day to make parts of the meal ahead of time. A salad (with dressing on the side) or desert can be made while drinking your morning coffee. Invest in a cookbook that has uncomplicated, fast recipes.
做晚餐是你最忙碌的时刻？白天早些准备，先做好一部分的菜肴。早上喝咖啡的时候就可以准备沙拉（边上放点酱）或甜品了。或者买本不复杂的烹饪书、快速食谱。
2. Sell the idea of teamwork to your children. Be enthusiastic and positive when you approach your children with a list of ideas about how they can help around the house.
2. 给你的孩子灌输团队理念。当你想让孩子帮你做家务的时候，一定要热情、态度积极。
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