The fatigue that can come with mother or fatherhood (or for whom ever is doing the primary amount of parenting) is certainly not glamorous or boast-worthy, but it is a legitimate daily struggle for many of us.. Having a “burnout” seems to have become a mass phenomenon receiving constant media attention. more and more people are missing work due to “burnout syndrome.”but is this set of symptoms a clearly-defined illness? what is the difference between burnout and depression?many questions remain unanswered.. Parental burnout is defined as a "unique and context-specific syndrome resulting from enduring exposure to chronic parenting stress." its primary symptom is overwhelming exhaustion relating to one.
What is parental burnout and can you recognize the signs? read on. in the early days of parenthood when sleep is rare and caffeine intake is at an all-time high, some days the highlight of the day is the kids’ nap times.. Conceptually speaking, the first condition to validate the existence of “parental burnout” is to show that the tridimensional structure of the burnout syndrome (i.e., exhaustion, depersonalization and inefficacy) can also be found in the case of “parental burnout” when all items refer unambiguously to the parental context.. Abstract. parental burnout is a specific syndrome resulting from enduring exposure to chronic parenting stress. it encompasses three dimensions: an overwhelming exhaustion related to one’s parental role, an emotional distancing with one’s children and a sense of ineffectiveness in one’s parental role..