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Excessive care for children leads to stress and depression of mothers
Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
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It became known that the concentration of attention exclusively on the child can lead to the development of women's mental illness. American researchers found that women who concentrate exclusively on their child's life and consider themselves better parents than fathers are more likely to suffer from stress and depression. Many representatives of the beautiful half of humanity idealize the process of education, considering that motherhood is the main destination in the life of a woman.
Nevertheless, it is reported that the process of upbringing and caring for a child is much more complicated and tense than work. It has also been suggested that intense parenting can lead to stress and guilt. According to a survey of 181 women with children under the age of five, it became clear that the symptoms of depression were manifested in those women who attached importance to the upbringing process. Those mothers who believed that women were the main parent in a child's life were less satisfied with their lives.
The authors of the study concluded that, despite the negative consequences of "intensive" education, the woman who wants to become a "better" mother, sacrifices her interests and a normal psychological state. In fact, it should be borne in mind that such obsessive care of the child can lead to the opposite result.
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