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Parenting Stress

Parenting brings substantial challenges. Parents who have sufficient financial resources, social connections, limited stress, and good physical and mental health are in a better position to offer their children stable, responsive relationships than parents who struggle to make ends meet, feel isolated or overwhelmed, or have poor mental health.

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2025 Roadmap: Percent of Children Whose Parent Reports Not Coping Very Well

Browse state-level data on parenting stress alongside other outcome measures to track the overall health and wellbeing of infants and toddlers and their parents.

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