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A parent can fall into an infinite loop of tasks, leaving little energy to nurture the children.
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SINGAPORE - Are you too tired to parent? Do you sometimes feel anxious, frustrated and confused at having to juggle work and family? Are you trapped in the rat race of making a living and providing for the family?
The term "rat race" aptly evokes the metaphor of people behaving like rats in a cage, running pointlessly in the cage's spinning wheel. Much energy is expended, with little achieved.
