Wellbeing | 'Parental burnout' searches up by 5,000%

Data has found an increasing spike in people seeking help for chronic stress online in 2020, as pressures continue to mount in 2021.

Working parents have, in particular, been at risk of a ‘parental burnout’, with women taking on more family and home-schooling commitments alongside their job responsibilities.

In fact, parents who have been managing home-schooling, childcare and careers have felt more stretched than ever, with 'parental burnout' searches up by 5,000% in the last two months alone, compared to 2020.

A growing concern is that an emphasis has been placed on offering more remote work as a quick fix, however, the balance of working from home and juggling parenting was an entirely new concept, which meant that many struggled.