I really enjoyed reading this. I will say that none of the findings surprised me except for the anxiety/depression piece. I sort of wonder how it shakes out when looking at racial/ethnicity segments (which you mentioned) and how things rank for those segments. I also wonder if the majority are projecting their own depression/anxiety and hoping the same doesn’t happen to their kids? It would be cool to unpack that as well.
Thank you for such an interesting read! It doesn’t surprise me at all which I guess is a good thing because it means there are lots of others feeling how I feel about parenting 😅
I think it is important to look at the subsets of the data and to not assume things are not affecting subgroups but instead to wonder if there is something going on like what you mentioned that affects the data and/or what is being shared or felt.
So many interesting pieces of data here. I am especially reflecting on the mixed data on wanting to parent like your parents. I want to go back and compare this to the results 5, 10 and 15 years ago.
This was the piece that resonated with me as well, especially when it comes to the percentage of people that see themselves operating differently than their parents in terms of "love and relationships." An interesting follow up would be a deeper dive comparing how many of the participants aim to parent similarly/differently to the number that feel they are succeeding in each of these areas.
I love that. How many feel they are succeeding and the supports they need and/or the supports that have worked. I will look to see if any new research on that exists.
I really enjoyed reading this. I will say that none of the findings surprised me except for the anxiety/depression piece. I sort of wonder how it shakes out when looking at racial/ethnicity segments (which you mentioned) and how things rank for those segments. I also wonder if the majority are projecting their own depression/anxiety and hoping the same doesn’t happen to their kids? It would be cool to unpack that as well.
Thank you for such an interesting read! It doesn’t surprise me at all which I guess is a good thing because it means there are lots of others feeling how I feel about parenting 😅
I think it is important to look at the subsets of the data and to not assume things are not affecting subgroups but instead to wonder if there is something going on like what you mentioned that affects the data and/or what is being shared or felt.
So many interesting pieces of data here. I am especially reflecting on the mixed data on wanting to parent like your parents. I want to go back and compare this to the results 5, 10 and 15 years ago.
I agree. I always look forward to this study coming out to see a picture of what our nation’s parents are feeling like and thinking about.
This was the piece that resonated with me as well, especially when it comes to the percentage of people that see themselves operating differently than their parents in terms of "love and relationships." An interesting follow up would be a deeper dive comparing how many of the participants aim to parent similarly/differently to the number that feel they are succeeding in each of these areas.
I love that. How many feel they are succeeding and the supports they need and/or the supports that have worked. I will look to see if any new research on that exists.