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Charlie Elizabeth Culverhouse

Struggling to teach your kids about the mental load? This genius psychologist-approved hack could be a gamechanger - and it’ll teach your kids an important life lesson too

Father and son washing up together.

A psychologist who specialises in dealing with burnout has shared their genius hack to help parents teach their children about the ‘mental load’ that comes with running a family home - and, bonus points, it’ll keep your home clean too! 

It can often feel impossible to keep on top of every single day to day parenting duty. It's no wonder we're all left asking 'why am I so tired all the time?' when days are filled with school run meltdowns, futile efforts to get kids to drink more water, and that's not to mention the inconvenience of dealing with the insecurity fuelled by 'mumfluencers' online as we power through. 

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