By Carol Lee
It’s hard to picture what foster parenting will really be like if you’ve never been a foster parent before. But, when foster parents say they’re “all in” when they aren’t, kids get hurt.
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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.
Between taking children to school and managing other to-dos, some days it may feel like you don’t get a minute to yourself. And even when you hear about, self-care, you may dismiss it as frivolous, unnecessary, or even selfish.