Is parenting really harder today?
Last Wednesday, the U.S. surgeon general issued a public health advisory about the impact of modern stresses on parents’ mental health, saying today’s parents face unique challenges, like social media and the youth mental health crisis.
But some parents from older generations say raising children has always been, and always will be, a struggle. And while some experts agree that parents today have it worse, others say that since we lack objective data, it’s all about individual perspective.
“We frame everything through our own experiences,” Lisa Strohschein, a sociology professor at the University of Alberta and the editor-in-chief of the journal Canadian Studies in Population, told CBC News.
WATCH | A warning for parents:A new advisory from the U.S. surgeon general warns parenting can drastically impact mental and physical health, citing extreme stress from financial strain, time demands and societal pressures.
Duncan McDonald, of Orillia, Ont., says parenting stress is not unique to this generation and, in fact, there are …