This new government data show US parents didn’t do more parenting in 2020
Parenting through the pandemic famously put many Americans at risk of burnout.
Schools closed around the world in early 2020, leaving parents who worked outside of the home scrambling to arrange childcare. Those who found themselves working remotely for longer than anticipated struggled to stay focused on Zoom calls as their kids demanded attention or begged for technical help with an online class.
Many companies hastily created new policies and benefits, such as extra time off, to support employees with children at home, sometimes to the chagrin of their non-parent counterparts.
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