It’s not easy being a parent especially Today’s world – rising inflation, high political tensions, and social pressure to want it all and have it all. We are under a lot of pressure to raise the next generation of tiny humans into well-adjusted adults, and because of this, many of us are becoming “enhancement parents” or practicing “enhancement parenting.” So, what are the latest parenting trends? You may not even know you’re a part of it.
TikTok user @unsolicitedsarcasm said in her video: “So I just learned that my parenting style is called ‘enhanced parenting,’ which is probably the style a lot of parents are using right now.” She then gave some reinforcements Examples of parenting.
“While your kids are watching a TV show, this is where you can talk to them so they’re not just staring at the screen. It’s telling kids they should be proud of themselves instead of telling kids you’re proud of them. You’re A lot of the things we see on TikTok and social media, and the advice we get from Miss Rachel and Dr. Becky around the world, is what is called intensive parenting.
She continued: “It’s wonderful, it makes for great human beings and it’s great for our children. But it’s so serious that the surgeon general just said that parental stress is at an all-time high. Because parents We are all facing the dangers of a widespread health crisis, a warning that is often given to things like cigarettes, AIDS, and so on, so we now need to figure out whether to continue to devote all of our energy to our children. Help them become better people. Or what if we downsize, live a few more years, and raise assholes?
She was not wrong! The surgeon general’s findings were published in a 35-page report, released in late August 2024, which identified parental stress as “an urgent public health issue.” It draws on data from the American Psychological Association and other sources to demonstrate that parents may be facing more stress than at any time in recent history.
According to the Psychological Association, one-third of parents with children under 18 rated their stress levels as 8 or higher out of 10. Two in five parents said it was “so stressful that they feel numb”. Three out of five people said stress makes it difficult to concentrate. Two-thirds of people are troubled by money problems.
I don’t need a study to know that raising kids in 2024 is incredibly hard, but it’s always good to have some science-backed data!
In her comments section, parents shared their own struggles with intensive parenting, including some regrets.
“Not all events need to be child-centered. We are too child-centered,” one user wrote.
“This is because our generation is intensifying parenting without parenting in any real way (and parenting our own parents too). Hopefully our children will experience less stress in parenthood than we did.
“One of the major predictors of a child’s success is the mother’s happiness. Be sure to make time for you,” noted another.
OP replied: “Of course! I really love that fact and hope more people/moms realize how important their true happiness is.
