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Parental burnout: how juggling kids and work in a global pandemic brought us to the brink


Organisation: The Guardian

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Parental burnout has been described as “an exhaustion syndrome, characterised by feeling physically and mentally overwhelmed” by being a parent. This article from The Guardian explores what it feels like to be a working parent.


Parental burnout has been described as “an exhaustion syndrome, characterised by feeling physically and mentally overwhelmed” by being a parent.

This article from The Guardian explores what it feels like to be a working parent, from the perspectives of such parents themselves. It also includes some tips to help those caring for children to find time for themselves, and to ease or prevent parental burnout from happening to them.

This article is ideal for anyone looking to learn more about the perspectives of working parents.

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