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Parents don’t need to try harder – to ease parenting stress, forget self-reliance and look for ways to share the care

  • Written by Elizabeth Sharda, Associate Professor of Social Work, Hope College
imageModern parents experience many demands, with little support.Abraham Gonzalez Fernandez/Moment via Getty Images

I wrap up my workday and head for home, making a quick stop to grab the supplies my sixth grader needs for a project due this week and some ingredients for a quick dinner.

Once home, I check the sixth grader’s school website and...

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