Is Modern Parenting Broken?

New research says almost 60% of Australian parents are experiencing psychological distress. But for Kee and Kel, the most confronting part isn’t the statistic - it’s how familiar it feels. This week, they unpack the kind of burnout that doesn’t always look like falling apart. It looks like getting everyone to school, answering emails, remembering the lunchboxes, swallowing the guilt, and wondering why you’re so snappy when you’re trying so hard.  Maybe the problem isn’t that parents aren’t coping, but that they’re being asked to carry too much.   LINKS TO EVERYTHING WE MENTIONEDABC - Calls to support struggling parents as national survey reveals increasing psychological distress8 Signs of You Have Depleted Mother Syndrome and How To CopeBeyond BlueLifeline - 13 11 14 HOSTS & PRODUCERSKee Reece Searles @keereeceKelly McCarren @kelly_mccarren AUDIO PRODUCTIONMadeline Joannou - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mylk Media⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.