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Back-to-School Mental Load: Who Actually Carries It?
Supplies, after-school sign-ups, medical certificates, September childcare, easing back into the routine… The school year doesn't begin on the first day of school: it starts in July, inside one parent's head. According to France's Ifop, 64% of women in couples handled the back-to-school supply shopping, versus 16% of men. Here's the anatomy of an invisible calendar — and of who keeps it.
Read article →End-of-School-Year Mental Load: Why June Overflows for Parents
School fair, end-of-year show, teacher gifts, class photos, enrollment forms for September, summer camp sign-ups… June is often described by parents as the most loaded month of the school year. According to the 2026 Family Barometer by France's Unaf, 74% of working parents struggled at least once in the past year to meet family responsibilities because of work. In June, that conflict peaks. Here's the anatomy of a very organized avalanche — and of who carries it.
Read article →Parental Well-being: Mental Load, Exhaustion and What Actually Helps
Ordinary tiredness, a heavy mental load or parental burnout: how to tell them apart, the warning signs, what helps day to day, why lightening the load matters more than just coping, and who to turn to when it isn't enough.
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