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Keynote urges parents to 'fill your cup': intentional self‑care benefits children, speaker says
Summary
Joelle Murchison, keynote at the Connecticut Office of Early Childhood webinar, urged parents and caregivers to practice intentional self‑care—physical, mental and emotional—arguing that adults must 'fill their cup' to care for children effectively and offering practical tools and routines.
Joelle Murchison, founder and CEO of Exec Mummy Group, told attendees at a Connecticut Office of Early Childhood webinar that parental self‑care must be intentional to benefit children. "You cannot pour from an empty cup," Murchison said, using the image to explain why parents and caregivers need to prioritize their own physical, mental and emotional health before trying to meet others' needs.
Murchison, who introduced concrete practices throughout her keynote, distinguished between maintenance activities—"getting your nails done or getting your hair…
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