It’s probably the most important job in the world and the one for which most of us have zero training: parenthood.
“Post-pandemic estimates suggest that anxiety among children has at least doubled. That’s one-in-five children who feel anxiety, so we’d expect a similar rate among adults due to the stress of the pandemic, financial pressures, global unrest, housing stress, cost of living.”The research illustrates just how little confidence the vast majority of parents have in their parenting expertise, she said.
Melbourne-based Cate Cleve turned to Triple P when her six-year-old twins Lynie and Sadie were exhibiting more challenging behaviours after lockdowns.“After COVID-19, everything just went out of the window. We were in survival mode; I was just trying to figure it out. I decided to get some help and advice, so I had a few more tools in the toolbox,” Ms Cleve said.