The demands of family are leading to parents burning out, according to a small survey recently conducted by The Ohio State University.
According to a poll of 250 parents, 66% experience feelings of loneliness and isolation, the poll revealed, with moms feeling it more commonly than dads.
Thirty-eight percent of respondents say they “frequently or sometimes” have no support raising their kids.
Sixty-two percent of those polled felt “burned out” by being a parent. If you’re raising a family and feel the need to get away and reconnect with grown-ups, you’re certainly not alone.
In fact, nearly 80% of those polled say they would value a day to get away and reconnect with other parents in their same situation — outside of work and home.
The findings dovetail with those from a 2021 study published by the National Institutes of Health. It concluded “parental loneliness has direct and intergenerational impacts on parent and child mental health.”
Survey questions, methodology and results have not been verified or endorsed by ABC News or The Walt Disney Company.