Why Parenting Feels So Overwhelming Right Now | David Pakman
The Daily Dad
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4.6 • 629 Ratings
🗓️ 18 April 2026
⏱️ 12 minutes
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Why does parenting feel so overwhelming right now? In this episode, Ryan and David Pakman, host of The David Pakman Show, discuss how constant advice, endless scrolling, and information overload are making it harder to think clearly and stay patient as a parent.
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| 0:23.6 | We've got a dog. that guy jerks you around. I hate it. And we have some very specific car needs in our family. |
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