Top Twenty Most Stressful Things About Parenthood

The school run itself is likely to contain its own 20 stressful and irritating features, but surprisingly only comes in 12th position in the list of the most stressful things to happen in a parent’s day.

According to a new poll of 2,000 parents by belVita Breakfast, parents spend an average of two hours a day feeling stressed in relation to child rearing difficulties and flash points.

With the list of things mainly containing school day related stresses and routines, it’s not a surprise that 87 per cent said they looked forward to weekends when they could forget about the school run.

Top 20 most stressful things about parenthood

1. Keeping the house tidy and the chores up to date
2. Getting the children ready and out of the door in time for school
3. Getting back into a school/morning routine after the school holidays
4. Getting children to do their homework/reading
5. The bedtime routine
6. Getting children to eat certain foods
7. Getting children to clean their teeth
8. Making sure my children are well behaved in public
9. Getting back into a school/morning routine after the school holidays
10. Getting children out of bed in the mornings
11. Meal times
12. The school run
13. Entertaining children on a rainy day
14. Remembering everything they need for school
15. Shopping for new clothes
16. The back to school period
17. Getting children to sleep through the night
18. Getting children to eat their breakfast
19. Juggling your children’s different after school/weekend clubs schedule
20. Getting children dressed in the mornings