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The Burnout We Can’t Talk About: Parent Burnout
By Robyn Koslowitz Ph.D. — 2019
New research demonstrates parental burnout has serious consequences. As defined by the study, burnout is an exhaustion syndrome, characterized by feeling overwhelmed, physical and emotional exhaustion, emotional distancing from one’s children, and a sense of being an ineffective parent.
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