Mental Well-being for Parents 101: A Worksheet to Help You Thrive

Have you ever heard of the airplane oxygen mask metaphor? 

Before helping others, you’re instructed to put your own mask on first. This idea couldn’t be more true for parenting. As parents, we often pour our energy into our children while putting our own well-being last. But here’s the truth: your kids depend on you—not just for daily care, but as their role model in how to live a balanced and healthy life.

That’s why prioritizing your mental well-being is essential. When you take care of yourself, you’re showing your children how they can take care of themselves too.

Introducing the “Mental Well-being for Parents 101” Worksheet

To help parents reflect on and strengthen their own mental well-being, we created a practical and easy-to-use resource: the Mental Well-being for Parents 101 worksheet. This tool is built around our PERMAH+ model of well-being, which breaks mental well-being into key components that all play a role in how we feel and function every day:

• Power of Emotions – Tuning into positive emotions and identifying and managing “negative” emotions.

• Engagement – Finding activities that spark focus and flow.

• Relationships – Building strong and supportive connections.

• Meaning – Living with purpose and intention.

• Mindset – Shaping thoughts that build resilience and growth.

• Accomplishments – Recognizing progress and celebrating wins.

• Physical Health – Recognizing the need to take care of physical health, what we do with and put into our body. 

Financial Health – It’s not about budgeting but about knowing what’s coming in and out, knowing what to do with what’s coming in, and having awareness of what’s going out. 

Why This Worksheet Matters

Parenting can feel overwhelming, and it’s easy to forget about your own needs. This worksheet provides a guided space to pause and reflect on each part of your mental well-being. By taking even a few minutes to complete it, you’ll gain clarity and awareness on where you’re at with each component of the model so that you can take next steps. 

And here’s the best part: as you care for yourself, you’re also modeling healthy habits for your children—teaching them, by example, how to build resilience, manage emotions, and live with balance.

Download the Worksheet & Start Today

Your well-being matters. Your children’s well-being depends on it. Take a few minutes today to explore our Mental Well-being for Parents 101 worksheet and start building the foundation for a healthier, more balanced life—for you and for your family.

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And if you’d like to share your experience or have any questions, we’d love to hear from you. Email us at info@earlywellbeingacademy.com—we’re here to support you.