Modern parenting is so stressful that the U.S issued a health advisory. Parents say it's overdue
Studies have linked comparing your own parenting to what you see on social networking sites with higher rates of maternal depression, higher cortisol levels and increased envy and anxiety in mothers specifically.
But it's hard not to compare, said Meenakshi Sharma-Vadnais, 35, of Ottawa.
Sharma-Vadnais, a mom of three, says this generation of parents is overloaded by online information. She jokes that as an influencer and parenting blogger, she's part of the problem.
