You’re doing a lot. You’re taking care of your family, meeting work responsibilities, managing your own emotions while helping your kids manage theirs and dealing with all kinds of stress and ...

While we often talk about professional burnout, its parental counterpart often remains overlooked. Yet, parental burnout is affecting more and more families. And no, it's not just a temporary "slump" ...

It’s been several years since kids returned to their classrooms and workers went back to their offices. We dine indoors at restaurants and don’t hesitate to board a plane for a family trip. COVID-19 ...

Is the status of 'perfect parent' attainable? Researchers leading a national dialogue about parental burnout say 'no,' and a new study finds that pressure to try to be 'perfect' leads to unhealthy ...

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Parenting has never been easy, but it seems that raising kids today is an even bigger challenge than before. Parents spend more time working and more time taking care of their children than they did ...

An Ohio State University study released Wednesday links parental burnout and harsh parenting practices to a higher incidence of mental health problems in children. stock.adobe.com Maybe it’s time to ...

For a parent, it can feel as if there is a lot of pressure to be "perfect," but according to new research, this expectation not only leads to parental burnout. It can also negatively affect the mental ...

While the work of raising little humans has never been easy, being a parent in today's world is especially anxiety-inducing. In addition to juggling work, child care and the household, parents are ...

In March 2023, not long after her twin daughters were diagnosed with speech and language disorders, Veronica Diamond said her partner got into a car accident at work, injuring his back, neck and ...

Parents with unhealthy attachment styles are at higher risk of parental burnout—including emotional exhaustion and a need to distance themselves from their children—a new study has found. The study, ...