Becoming a parent can be a lot of things: exciting, terrifying, wonderful, stressful, and any combination of emotions. There is so much that goes into becoming a parent, including aspects both anticipated and not. Some of the things that people struggle with in becoming a new parent may include:
Sleep deprivation
Feeding issues
Financial difficulties and adjustment
Balancing of responsibilities
Rearrangement of priorities
Uncertainty, self-doubt, and guilt
Strain on relationships, with your partner, family, friends, or community
Reckoning with mortality
Role transition
Managing of heightened emotions, including anger and resentment
Parenting in general can pose a lot of challenges, as well, including:
How to appropriately discipline
Navigating frustration
Differing parenting styles than your partner
Co-parenting with someone you are separated or divorced from
Managing work-life balance
Dealing with technology use and social media
Supporting emotional development, including surrounding peer pressure, bullying, and social issues
Therapy for parenting can help with:
Skill development for communication, parenting techniques, and appropriate discipline methods
Support surrounding the demands of being a parent
Conflict resolution with children, partner, or family
Identification of your expectations surrounding parenting and family
Understanding how your own childhood and upbringing might be impacting your parenting style
Identification and nurturance of your strengths as a parent
Development of coping methods to deal with hard moments
Exploration of experience and feelings in a nonjudgmental environment
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