The Holidays Are Incredibly Stressful — Try These 11 Strategies to Deal, Straight From Experts

During the holidays, you're probably on a time crunch. But it's better to spread your errands out throughout the day or week if possible and make time for each task.

"Adults and children rarely do well when they're rushed," psychiatrists Steven Schlozman, MD, and Gene Beresin, MD, directors at The Clay Center For Young Healthy Minds at Massachusetts General Hospital, told POPSUGAR. "Kids detect the panicked demeanor of their parents, and parents then get irritable when their anxious kids act out, so don't do it all at once."