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25 Life Changes You'll Never See Coming After Having Kids, According To Real Parents

Parenthood brings extreme sleep deprivation, profound physical and emotional changes, shifting priorities, and lasting impacts on health, identity, and daily routines.

Parenting

fromFast Company

2 weeks ago

How to build your working parent wolf pack

A dependable group of fellow working parents provides practical help, emotional support, and shared resources that make balancing work and parenting manageable.

fromPsychology Today

3 weeks ago

Parents Post-NICU Face Greater Perinatal Mental Health Risks

Over the past year, I had the privilege of interviewing caregivers who bravely shared their stories about their experience in the NICU. In our study of over 1,000 parents from across the United States, those whose babies required NICU care were 74% more likely to experience a perinatal mood or anxiety disorder than those whose babies did not spend time in the NICU. And while there was resounding gratitude and joy that their little ones had survived, they also reported substantial struggles and grief postpartum.

Mental health

fromPsychology Today

2 months ago

Debunking 5 Common Maternal Mental Health Myths

Perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs) are the most common pregnancy and childbirth complication, affecting various parents and treatable with safe, evidence-based therapies and medications.

Mental health

fromwww.theguardian.com

2 months ago

There's no stress leave when your boss is a toddler, but there's so much more society could be doing to help mothers | Freya Bennett

Chronic caregiving for young children causes severe sleep deprivation, anxiety, and burnout that is often overlooked compared with workplace-focused discussions.