Survey: Kids' mental health and behavior are top triggers of parent stress

MedicalXpress | أبر 29, 2026

Parental stress continues to rise, but what's weighing on moms and dads today is largely the mental health of their children. A new national survey conducted by Ipsos on behalf of The Kids Mental Health Foundation, founded by Nationwide Children's Hospital, finds that nearly all parents (97%) of children under 18 felt stress related to parenting in the past month, with more than one in four parents (30%) saying they experienced stress "often."