From | | | | A guide to self-care during a hectic time | What does summer look like for your family? For some, it means camp days, vacations, long lazy afternoons or trips to the pool. But for many parents, it means running on fumes as they juggle these activities on top of demanding work lives. | According to a recent report, 66 percent of working parents meet the criteria for parental burnout, which refers to the emotional exhaustion, detachment, feeling of isolation and worthlessness caused by prolonged stress, said Gene Beresin, a professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and executive director of the Clay Center for Young Healthy Minds. | A message from McKinsey & Company | | Addressing employee burnout. Employers have invested unprecedented resources in employee mental health and well-being. With burnout at all-time highs, leaders wonder if they can make a difference. Our research suggests they can. A new article outlines actions to address the issue. | | | | During the pandemic, those feelings have only compounded. "At this juncture in our country, we are stressed about the economic downturn, return-to-work mandates, child-care and day-care shortages, political unrest, and serious concerns about recent Supreme Court decisions, gun violence and mass shootings," Beresin said. To help parents navigate a tumultuous time, experts offered advice on ways they can slow down, recharge and encourage their kids to participate, too. | | | | Three need-to-know stories | | (iStock; Washington Post illustration) | 01.The latest omicron offshoot, BA.5, has quickly become dominant in the United States, and it is driving a wave of cases across the country. Infectious-disease experts say the country is not doing enough to limit transmission; one likened the lack of restrictions to "the Wild West." 02.An Ohio man has been charged in the rape of a 10-year-old girl who had to travel to Indiana to undergo an abortion. After news spread that Gershon Fuentes, 27, was arraigned on a charge of felony first-degree rape, critics took aim at Republicans and media outlets that were skeptical of the sourcing of the story. 03.Allyson Felix won her 19th and final medal of her career Friday night – a bronze she took after running the second leg of the mixed 4x400 relay at the first track and field world championships contested in the United States. "I feel really proud tonight," said Felix, the most decorated track and field athlete in American history. "I feel fulfilled." | | | | | A story to make you smile | | (Noe Hernandez; Washington Post illustration) | Last month, Maria Carrillo stepped outside the back door of her office and picked up a plastic bag that had been dumped on her property. When she opened it, she saw an object gleaming: an Olympic gold medal. "My first thought was, 'This is so beautiful — is it for real?'" said Carrillo, who lives in Anaheim, Calif. It was. Police checked their files and confirmed that it belonged to Jordyn Poulter, the starting setter of the 2020 U.S. Women's Volleyball Team. A month earlier, Poulter had reported it stolen from her car. "I thought my medal was long gone," she said. "I made peace with the fact that I'd probably never see it again." Carrillo said she knew the right thing to do was to "get it back to this young athlete who had worked so much of her life to compete at the Olympics and win a gold medal." Read more in The Washington Post. | | | | (Washington Post illustration) | Have you ever been called "exotic"? When people describe women as exotic, they often mean it as a compliment. But for many people of color, it's problematic. About US, The Post's newsletter focused on race and identity, wants to speak to people who have experienced this. Share your story here. | | | | Before we part, here's someone to know | | | Amy JoyceWriter and editor for On Parenting, The Washington PostHow has the pandemic shaped your team's coverage? It has been incredibly tough, and being a parent myself, I'm feeling it — some days ready to break down, other days thrilled that I had a chance to spend more time with my kids when I was working from home every day. I hope our work here at On Parenting reflects all of that. Staff writer Caitlin Gibson has done stellar work documenting what parents have gone through, including people who became first-time moms during the pandemic and single parents. I'm particularly proud of this project about things parents actually wanted to keep from the pandemic. How are you taking time for yourself these days? I carve out some "just me" time in the early morning hours, watching the sun rise as I sip coffee and read or write. I am an old-school "need to hold a book" kind of person, and that's my time to do it. No one is up — not even the dog. Right now, I'm loving Emma Straub's "This Time Tomorrow." What's a go-to summer meal your whole family enjoys? We have a tradition of Friday-night pizza. I make the dough in advance (super easy and so great to have on hand!) and the boys pick their toppings, while my husband and I create a more grown-up version for ourselves. Then we settle down for a Friday-night movie. Can't beat that, right? | | | | | |
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