Surgeon general warns the parents are not alright. Maybe take it easy on your friend with a baby who keeps canceling plans, because US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy issued a public health advisory saying parents are super stressed. The advisory noted that 48% of parents report that their stress is completely overwhelming compared to 26% of other adults.
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@Madken65
It is true.
My kids are pretty much grown now, and times have changed, but back in the day, there were times when I was holding it together by the skin of my teeth when they were little. I was working full-time and commuting 2+ hours each day. There are spans of time for which I have no memory, it's just blank. I wasn't sleeping. People heaped criticism on me for every choice. And I was not the only one, either.
This is an important post from the Surgeon General.
@Madken65
TLDR: Help parents if you want to help kids.
It called for policy changes to better support people raising children. This isn’t the first time Murthy has touched on a nontraditional public health issue: He’s also put out advisories on the impact of social media on children and on gun violence.
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