Do you wake up exhausted at the thought of another day with your kids?
Do you feel guilty about being a working parent?
Do you often get irritated with your kids?
If the answer to the above questions is Yes, then you are in the Parental Stress.
Child Counsellors in India say parents in India feeling the strain too.
Parenting is supposed to be a natural and instinctual. But today’s moms and Dads not only have to rock their career and raise their children, they also try to make their children eats avocado, scores well, excels in sports, learn one additional language and on top of it they want to monitor their screen time.
Every parent expects their child to score A Grade, play ten sports, ten musical instruments, and win prices in all the school competitions. Pl. note that you are setting high standards for your kids, leading to disappointments and ultimately into induced stress.
The modern-day parents expect too much from their children to excel in everything, which again inducing stress on them as well on their children
The supermoms face much more stress as they lead double lives. Both in office and at home. The rise in mental health concerns among children is another stressor for parents. Children are pushed to depression, self-harm and even suicidal thoughts.
Can we allow our kids to grow naturally. Yes, Children just grow up by the way.
If you are stressed up reach out to a certified child counsellor and get yourself counselled on parenting and be stress free.
