The report states that parents and caregivers often face heightened stress due to financial strain, concerns over children’s health and safety, isolation and loneliness, and difficulty managing technology and social media.
In a 2023 Pew Research Center report, over a quarter of American parents indicated that being a parent is a lot harder than they expected, with a further third of parents reporting it was somewhat harder than expected.
This news is likely unsurprising to the six million Canadian families with children. Despite the overwhelming number of parenting books, blogs, apps and websites, many feel largely unprepared to parent.