MONTREAL —
With all the changes and uncertainties surrounding the return to school amid COVID-19, many parents report feeling overwhelmed.
Renee Gan is a freelance writer and mother of three children who recently took on the role of full-time teacher, preparing lessons for her kids in Grade 2 and 5. She says it’s been hard to find a balance between her work and personal life and often tackles work once her kids are in bed.
“The thing is, it feels like you’re never off. You’re always on. You’re always doing something,” Gan told CTV News.
New research from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) in Toronto suggests the pandemic is adversely affecting the mental health of women and people with children.
Researchers surveyed 1,003 adults and found that women had higher levels of anxiety and loneliness than men, and parents with children under 18 had higher levels of depression compared to adults without children.
“There is concern that…
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