There can be few more embattled sectors of modern society than that occupied by parents.
The pressure on them comes from all sides – the myriad financial demands attendant to feeding, clothing, educating and recreating their offspring are added to by an all-pervading cultural environment which insists on multiplying the emotional and psychological requirements perceived as necessary for growth into healthy adulthood and frequently lays their deficit at the door of those with parental responsibilities.
The old canard, “It’s the parents who’re to blame”, still thrives in many guises.
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