How to combat parental burnout

Life Kit: Parenting by NPR

Feb 4, 202527:12Kids & family

Today's parents are more involved in their children's lives — and more stressed out — than they were two decades ago, according to an advisory from the 2024 U.S. Surgeon General. So how can they catch a break? Life Kit r...

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