Parenting
Parenting can be a draining task for parents both physically and mentally. But with the proper guidance, you can learn to cope with the challenges that come with it.
When it comes to parenting, there are many difficulties, ranging from finding a balance between daily responsibilities and caring for children to instilling the right moral values and ethics.
The problems aggravate when you consider that traditional methods of discipline and taking care of children are becoming outdated and ineffective due to a rapidly changing world.
Gone are the days of well-defined family roles when fathers worked and provided for the family while mothers stayed home to nurture and raise children. Nowadays, both parents choose to work to achieve financial stability and a decent quality of life. In fact, working mothers made up around 32% of all employed women in 2018.
So what are the common child caring challenges that parents face?
Time
One of the biggest challenges that come with parenting is having to juggle between a hectic daily schedule and raising children. It also means that parents rarely find leisure time for themselves.
Children’s Personality
Each child has unique personality traits. Some of these characteristics can be negative, like disobedience, disorganization, and irritability. Each of these contributes to the difficulties that parents have to face.
Health
Sometimes, children are born with chronic conditions that require extra vigilance and consistent medical care. The idea of failing to provide the necessary attention can mean life or death for their children, which adds to the parents' stress and anxiety.
Maturity
It is hard to deal with the ever-growing and changing children. While they mature, new challenges arise relating to moodiness, dating, delegating responsibilities, and education, all of which result in parents having less and less control over their household.
The Future
When children grow up, they sometimes require financial aid to kickstart their adult lives, which include saving up for college, a wedding, or sudden medical expenses. All that can be a strain for the parents who struggle to make ends meet.
Fortunately, you can alleviate the stress and pain of parenting with the right guidance. You can provide a loving, caring, and compassionate environment for your children, as well as for yourself.
Insight Therapy offers parent counseling and guidance. Schedule a free 30-minute consultation.
When it comes to parenting, there are many difficulties, ranging from finding a balance between daily responsibilities and caring for children to instilling the right moral values and ethics.
The problems aggravate when you consider that traditional methods of discipline and taking care of children are becoming outdated and ineffective due to a rapidly changing world.
Gone are the days of well-defined family roles when fathers worked and provided for the family while mothers stayed home to nurture and raise children. Nowadays, both parents choose to work to achieve financial stability and a decent quality of life. In fact, working mothers made up around 32% of all employed women in 2018.
So what are the common child caring challenges that parents face?
Time
One of the biggest challenges that come with parenting is having to juggle between a hectic daily schedule and raising children. It also means that parents rarely find leisure time for themselves.
Children’s Personality
Each child has unique personality traits. Some of these characteristics can be negative, like disobedience, disorganization, and irritability. Each of these contributes to the difficulties that parents have to face.
Health
Sometimes, children are born with chronic conditions that require extra vigilance and consistent medical care. The idea of failing to provide the necessary attention can mean life or death for their children, which adds to the parents' stress and anxiety.
Maturity
It is hard to deal with the ever-growing and changing children. While they mature, new challenges arise relating to moodiness, dating, delegating responsibilities, and education, all of which result in parents having less and less control over their household.
The Future
When children grow up, they sometimes require financial aid to kickstart their adult lives, which include saving up for college, a wedding, or sudden medical expenses. All that can be a strain for the parents who struggle to make ends meet.
Fortunately, you can alleviate the stress and pain of parenting with the right guidance. You can provide a loving, caring, and compassionate environment for your children, as well as for yourself.
Insight Therapy offers parent counseling and guidance. Schedule a free 30-minute consultation.
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Lawisha DulskiMS, LCPC, NCC
Lawisha believes in a person-centered and narrative approach, which means that each client is the expert on their own life. She has experience working with depression, anxiety, personality disorders, substance abuse, addictions, psychosis, ADHD, PTSD, conduct disorders, incarcerated individuals, families, couples, and more.
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Dean BrownJD, LCSW
Dean's goal is to guide his clients to experience improved mental health and the empowerment needed to continue and maintain the improvements they attain. His specialties include depression, anxiety, trauma, and relationship issues. Dean excels at helping his clients to navigate life transitions successfully and with improved well-being.
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Angela OverholtLCSW
Angela Overholt, LCSW has worked in outpatient treatment settings, including a position at an intensive outpatient treatment program. Angela is skillful at helping those with anxiety, depression, and who have experienced trauma. She has a special interest in working with those struggling with eating disorders, body image concerns, perfectionism, and LGBTQ+ affirming therapy.
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Ben BernsteinLCSW
Ben is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 15 years of experience supporting
individuals through meaningful and often challenging chapters of their lives. His work spans
residential treatment, community mental health, private practice, and the University of Illinois,
giving him a rich and diverse foundation for understanding the many ways people heal and grow.
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Shannon SchneiderLCPC
Shannon prides herself on rapport building and establishing a trusting therapeutic relationship with her clients. Shannon has worked in various settings including: community mental health, child welfare, substance abuse, residential, healthcare, schools, and private practice. Special areas of interest include, but are not limited to: anxiety, depression, relationship/family difficulties, grief and loss, stress management, self-esteem, life coaching, and other life transition/adjustment issues.
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Natalie BrandLSW
Natalie is a therapist with more than 17 years of experience supporting children, teens,
adults, and families through life’s challenges. She is committed to providing trauma-
informed care, utilizing child-centered play therapy, and strengthening family
relationships to foster connection and resilience.
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