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Podcast: The Big Story
Episode: Gentle parenting: Is it too rough for parents?
Description: It's the latest among the vast plethora of parenting styles: Gentle Parenting...but just how gentle is it? And for whom?
The US General Surgeon has issued public health advisory on the impact of modern stresses on parents' mental health, listing six factors it says contributes to parent/caregiver burnout. They include financial strain, time demands, children’s health & safety, loneliness & isolation, technology& social media, and cultural pressures.
Host Pooja Handa speaks to Dr. Shimi Kang, Psychiatrist and Best-Selling Author of the parenting book, 'The Dolphin Parent', about the current struggles today's parents are facing, and what they can do to...