The Realities of Parenting
Ever feel like society expects us to have it all figured out, even though we’re juggling a million things at once? It’s like there’s this unspoken rule that parents should be able to manage parenting, work, and life without missing a beat. And when the reality is that we’re stretched thin, it can feel like we’re falling short. But let’s look at the current situation:
The Reality
Parents’ inability to cope with stress, low self-esteem, and poor impulse control are among the strongest predictors of child maltreatment.
More than half of the women with PPD go undetected and undiagnosed, and almost three-fifths of women with positive screening results do not take up the referral offers.
%
of parents are on their own, with no partner present.
children are food insecure in America today.
%
of children under 6 are living below the poverty line.
Ethnic Wealth Disparity Among Families
- White Families
- Black Families
- Hispanic Families
Wealth inequality is starkly evident with the median white family in the US having nearly 8 times more wealth than the median black family and 5 times more than the median Hispanic family in 2019.
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