As parents, I can understand you are 24/7 for your child (children), you put in all your energy to do your grocery shopping, household works like cleaning and dusting. All your focus are on your children and/husband. You don't think of yourself that often because you simply have no time to focus on your own needs but others. That's what mother is like, that's what father is like.
You might be feeling so tired already, you feel like losing your own self. All you can think of is another person and not yourself. Have you ever felt like losing yourself? Have you ever wish to take a break, a fairly short break, says 10 seconds in a day.
No matter how important your family role is, you are simply a human being. You do need to take a break for yourself. You do need to treat yourself right too. It is not too much to ask for. If you are running out of energy to help and care, though you might have a heart to reach out, you might not be that productive in helping and caring.
More love and more power -- that's an old christian song I used to sing in church.
More love and more power suggested us to draw our energy and love from God, the Father. He is LOVE and He is the source that can generate good energy in us. Without drawing the right energy and the love only God can give, we are powerless! In all that we do, we might have a good intention to help out others, but we might not be productive and effective at all. More love from the Father himself is key, not that we have love in ourselves, or the love from ourselves. Drawing the love from the Father God, there will be unlimited power pouring out from the Father.
We are only human beings. We can only love this much, we can only reach out to others the best way we can, we are not perfect, no matter how much we try. Even with the best intention in mind, others might not get it, others might not feel loved at all.
The best way to go about it, is then we draw the love and power from on high, not ourselves. Let God touches people' heart. Let God deals with your child (children). Offer your prayer to God daily, asking God to protect the minds of your children, asking God to surround them with good people and friends, asking God to guard over their hearts and minds not to be polluted by the world.
This is the part you as parents can do for your child (children).
When you are feeling powerless, or you feel like you cannot offer love and patience anymore. Ask God to touch your heart, ask God to give you more love and more power that you can show more love and patience to your child (children). Ask God daily! God can understand your struggle, God can see you are doing your very best as parents. He will guard and protect your heart as well. Amen.