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    Q&A: Parent burnout is real. Here's what you can do about it

    by Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times May 08, 2024 5 minutes
    Bernadette Melnyk and Kate Gawlik led a study at The Ohio State University College of Nursing that reveals how internal and external expectations to be the perfect parent contribute to burnout, stress, anxiety and depression among working parents.

    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 isn't disrupting our lives like it did in the days of lockdowns, social distancing and mandatory masking. So why are so many parents still struggling like it's the height of the pandemic?

    A report released Wednesday by researchers at the Ohio State University College of Nursing sums it up in two words: parental burnout.

    "When the pressures of parenting lead to chronic stress and exhaustion that overwhelm a parent's ability to cope and function, it is called parental burnout," the report explains. This condition leaves moms and dads "feeling physically, mentally and emotionally exhausted, as well as often detached from their children."

    In a survey of 722 working parents conducted in June and July 2023, 57% reported

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