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🗓️ 9 July 2024
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Does it feel like you're running from one to the next without any breathing room? John and Danny share that many parents feel exhausted in their schedules today. Then, Courtney Ellis joins Jim Daly to discuss how she's learned to say "no" to certain opportunities as a parent
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| 0:15.6 | Okay, Danny, so last night I get home and when my kids is there and I knew that they wanted to share something but they said, I know you're busy so another time and I just felt I felt defeated at that moment it's like I am busy but I'm here for you it was really a hard |
| 0:21.2 | moment for me you might relate to that and I want to just offer some |
| 0:25.8 | encouragement today for you. Actually, Dr. Danny Werta is going to offer the encouragement. |
| 0:30.3 | I am John Fuller joined by Dr. Danny Werta and Danny busyness is everywhere |
| 0:36.7 | what's that about why I've got the same thing with my daughter yeah |
| 0:41.0 | because dad I know you're busy. |
| 0:43.2 | I say, hey, why didn't you ask me that question? |
| 0:45.3 | You're really busy? |
| 0:46.3 | And I'm, what? |
| 0:47.5 | No, please, please interrupt whatever. |
| 0:50.2 | I want to answer these types of questions. |
| 0:52.0 | And what I found is that research has said that 66% of parents are |
| 0:56.8 | struggling with parental burnout at this point. |
| 1:00.4 | Just two-thirds of parents. |
| 1:01.8 | Not all of them. Some are on edge of parents, not all of them. |
| 1:03.1 | Some are on edge of that, right? |
| 1:05.0 | And it's physical and emotional exhaustion. |
| 1:08.6 | And those are big words, the exhaustion part. |
| 1:10.7 | They feel trapped and lonely and disconnected. |
| 1:13.8 | Imagine out of that trying to pour into kids that are needing you to guide them. |
| 1:19.4 | That is a lot. |
| 1:20.6 | And especially single parents. |
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