Working Parents: Tis’ the Season for Stress and Mom Guilt?
20 Novembro 2023 - 6:30PM
Business Wire
New research by Bright Horizons shows stress is
at an all-time high and parental guilt rises when parents fall
short of holiday expectations
It’s no secret that stress is at its peak for parents during the
holidays. With inevitably more on their plate, many are stretched
thin due to increased demands from all aspects of their lives –
from family, friends, work and beyond – as well as societal
pressure to make picture-perfect holiday memories.
According to a survey of 500 employed U.S. parents of young
children, commissioned by Bright Horizons and conducted by Opinium,
among working parents who have increased stress levels during the
holidays, 68% report that juggling work and child care is one of
the top sources of increased stress during the holiday season.
One area where working parents increasingly need support amid
the holiday season is child care, with nearly half (47%) reporting
that working while their children are on break has left them
needing additional help. Additionally, 34% report needing extra
child care – such as back-up care or holiday camps – to help them
bridge the gap due to child care disruptions this time of year.
In addition to stress, holiday guilt and the need to do it all
also weighs heavily on working parents with a whopping 67%
reporting that their guilt escalates when they fall short of their
own or others’ parenting expectations. Additionally, more than half
(51%) report that guilt builds up when it comes to balancing family
time with work, as well as with pressure to accomplish everything
on their to-do list (53%), from decorating and shopping to
attending events and cooking.
Additional findings from the study show:
- Guilt among working women parents, or “working mom guilt,” is
higher than men (69% vs 63%) during the holiday season, due to the
pressure to do it all
- While only a little over a third (36%) of working parents
report relying on child care support to complete holiday errands,
nearly half (47%) report they could use more child care support to
complete everything else on their holiday to-do list
- Working dads are more likely to report that they could use more
support to complete everything on their holiday to-do list than
working moms (53% vs. 45%)
Relatedly, earlier this year Bright Horizons’ Modern Family
Index found that most working parents (49%) wish their employers
would do more to help lighten the child care burden. From offering
to help to pay for child care (43%), providing emergency child care
benefits (34%), offering on-site child care (32%), or providing an
FSA for child care expenses (30%), there are many different ways
working parents are looking toward their employer for support.
Employers need to provide these benefits to parents not only in the
holiday season but year-round to lessen the load and alleviate
working parent guilt.
Opinium Methodology
The survey was administered to 500 employed U.S. adults
(part-time or full-time) with children ages 0-12 years of age
between October 13-17, 2023 by Opinium.
About Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc.
Bright Horizons® is a leading global provider of high-quality
early education and child care, back-up care, and workforce
education services. For more than 35 years, we have partnered with
employers to support workforces by providing services that help
working families and employees thrive personally and
professionally. Bright Horizons operates approximately 1,100 early
education and child care centers in the United States, the United
Kingdom, the Netherlands, Australia and India, and serves more than
1,400 of the world’s leading employers. Bright Horizons’ early
education and child care centers, back-up child and elder care, and
workforce education programs help employees succeed at each life
and career stage. For more information, go to
www.brighthorizons.com.
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