Feel like you need a timeout? Don’t feel bad. Parents need to protect their mental health too. We want to ensure our child’s mind is always in its optimal state. But as parents, do we even give time to protect our mental health as well? Learn from a psychologist why the two go hand in hand. Saying that parenting is...
Feel like you need a timeout? Don’t feel bad. Parents need to protect their mental health too.
Parents who have their own mental health challenges, such as coping with symptoms of depression or anxiety, may have difficulty providing care to their children, compared with parents who describe their mental health as good. Not only that, some of us even have to juggle our parenting duties with having a career and working from home. The stress and anxiety of ensuring our children are safe and protected during this pandemic have also added to our mental load.
"Parents of children with needs may find it difficult to let go as they understand that the world may not be equipped to deal with their children. When your mental resources are stretched to the limit day after day, with caregiving responsibilities, juggling home and work life, and the additional mental load of protecting your child from an infectious disease, burnout cannot be far away.
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