| Survey finds pressure of raising a | | | | a child to thrive and be successful that |
| perfect child means mums take stress out | | | | can be construed as ‘pushy parent |
| on the family | | | | syndrome’. But mums end up taking |
| Life is stressful. If you’re a | | | | their stress out on their family (27%) |
| parent, the constant juggling act is | | | | which in turn could affect the |
| draining and can be overwhelming. A | | | | child’s development. And the |
| recent survey by natural stress buster | | | | vicious cycle of stress may start even |
| Rescue Remedy* has found that looking | | | | before a baby is born with new research |
| after a modern day family is exhausting | | | | finding this week that stress can affect |
| (39%) but can also fuel a bad temper | | | | a child from before it is even born by |
| (31%). | | | | cortisol passing through the placenta**. |
| The most stressful aspect of being a | | | | Stress is a negative emotion which |
| parent is juggling the work / life | | | | manifests itself as anger, tiredness, |
| balance (30%) and second place went to | | | | skin irritations and sleep problems. It |
| pressure to raise the | | | | also affects the people nearest and |
| ‘perfect’ child (13%). This | | | | dearest as they are the ones that are |
| concern is also reflected in the results | | | | turned to. Rescue Remedy is world-famous |
| of what parents find most stressful | | | | for quickly restoring inner calm and |
| about their child’s education with | | | | managing daily stresses. Formulated by |
| the top worry unsurprisingly being | | | | Dr Edward Bach, a Harley Street doctor, |
| bullying (22%), but coming a close | | | | in the 1930s, Rescue Remedy is |
| second was getting into a good school | | | | effective, safe and natural and is now |
| (20%). | | | | relied upon by millions of people when |
| It is this constant stress of motivating | | | | things get too much. |