Parenthood and Well-Being: A Decade in Review

Came across this study, Parenthood and Well-Being: A Decade in Review by Nomaguchi & Milkie (2020) that said that parenting is measurably harder than it used to be in previous generations. More than half of moms report feeling burned out, parents are juggling way more responsibilities, and the rise of “responsive parenting” means kids get a lot more attention than previous generations did.

I saw some other small studies (admittedly mostly by au pair companies) that showed that au pairs can help parents have an easier time with day-to-day stuff and logistics. But some research shows kids actually pick up languages more easily when they spend time with someone from another country and having international influence around helps with social and emotional development too.

Curious if anyone has opinions about this or more research I might have missed about au pairs/live-in nannies or modern parenting.

(Just want to be transparent that we're an au pair platform but that we are genuinely interested in what people outside our "bubble" think, and want to implement science based practices in our suggestions to parents and business) also, reposting since i put the wrong post title for the flair. Thanks for the reminder to carefully read the subreddit rules!