Parents need community care, not just self care [wral.com]

Ingrid Cockhren (PACEs Connection Staff) 10/30/234:00 PM

By Megan Roberts, Image: from article, WRAL News, October 24, 2023

Self care has been a buzz word in the parenting community for quite some time, especially during and after the pandemic when parents were floundering for some type of release valve during the stress of lockdown.

Instagram and many parenting experts told parents to get some “self care” with little direction or acknowledgment of the difficulty of that task.

Experts spout the importance of self care yet they often give general and unrealistic suggestions: Go on a date night! Get a pedicure! Go for a massage!

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