Parental Burnout Assessment

PARENTAL BURNOUT ASSESSMENT

This assessment has been designed to accurately indicate your current level of Parental Burnout Syndrome.
There are 20 multiple-choice questions that should take 3-5 minutes to complete. Your results will be shown at the end and a copy will be sent directly to your inbox.

INSTRUCTIONS:

Think about your life as a parent over the past six weeks. Read each statement and choose HOW OFTEN you would agree with each one.
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QUESTION 1/20
You feel physically, mentally and emotionally depleted by parenting.*

RARELY/NEVER (once per month or less)SOMETIMES (2-4 times per month)OFTEN (1-3 times per week)USUALLY (4-7 times per week)

QUESTION 2/20
Your parental exhaustion is deeper than just needing to take a break or sleep more.*

RARELY/NEVER (once per month or less)SOMETIMES (2-4 times per month)OFTEN (1-3 times per week)USUALLY (4-7 times per week)

QUESTION 3/20
Just thinking about spending the day caring for your kids puts your stomach in knots.*

RARELY/NEVER (once per month or less)SOMETIMES (2-4 times per month)OFTEN (1-3 times per week)USUALLY (4-7 times per week)

QUESTION 4/20
You feel fine when you're away from your kids, but parenting drains your energy.*

RARELY/NEVER (once per month or less)SOMETIMES (2-4 times per month)OFTEN (1-3 times per week)USUALLY (4-7 times per week)

QUESTION 5/20
Your kids irritate you like never before. You wish they would leave you alone.*

RARELY/NEVER (once per month or less)SOMETIMES (2-4 times per month)OFTEN (1-3 times per week)USUALLY (4-7 times per week)

QUESTION 6/20
Even if your kids are happy and having fun, you feel saturated in agitation with them.*

RARELY/NEVER (once per month or less)SOMETIMES (2-4 times per month)OFTEN (1-3 times per week)USUALLY (4-7 times per week)

QUESTION 7/20
When your child whines, your whole body tenses up and you just need silence.*

RARELY/NEVER (once per month or less)SOMETIMES (2-4 times per month)OFTEN (1-3 times per week)USUALLY (4-7 times per week)

QUESTION 8/20
You long for more personal space without kids and their hot skin touching you.*

RARELY/NEVER (once per month or less)SOMETIMES (2-4 times per month)OFTEN (1-3 times per week)USUALLY (4-7 times per week)

QUESTION 9/20
Even when your kids are hurt or upset, you no longer feel any empathy for them.*

RARELY/NEVER (once per month or less)SOMETIMES (2-4 times per month)OFTEN (1-3 times per week)USUALLY (4-7 times per week)

QUESTION 10/20
Your kids will not cooperate with you and it makes you feel like a total failure.*

RARELY/NEVER (once per month or less)SOMETIMES (2-4 times per month)OFTEN (1-3 times per week)USUALLY (4-7 times per week)

QUESTION 11/20
It makes you furious when your child acts out. You respond too harshly.*

RARELY/NEVER (once per month or less)SOMETIMES (2-4 times per month)OFTEN (1-3 times per week)USUALLY (4-7 times per week)

QUESTION 12/20
You don't want to yell at your kids and you try not to, but you can't seem to help it.*

RARELY/NEVER (once per month or less)SOMETIMES (2-4 times per month)OFTEN (1-3 times per week)USUALLY (4-7 times per week)

QUESTION 13/20
You don't enjoy spending time with your kids anymore, and you avoid it if you can.*

RARELY/NEVER (once per month or less)SOMETIMES (2-4 times per month)OFTEN (1-3 times per week)USUALLY (4-7 times per week)

QUESTION 14/20
Being a parent no longer brings you any pleasure, pride or life satisfaction.*

RARELY/NEVER (once per month or less)SOMETIMES (2-4 times per month)OFTEN (1-3 times per week)USUALLY (4-7 times per week)

QUESTION 15/20
You want to live, laugh and enjoy life, but instead you feel like a drowning parent.*

RARELY/NEVER (once per month or less)SOMETIMES (2-4 times per month)OFTEN (1-3 times per week)USUALLY (4-7 times per week)

QUESTION 16/20
You resent that you're burning out as a parent while others enjoy their freedom.*

RARELY/NEVER (once per month or less)SOMETIMES (2-4 times per month)OFTEN (1-3 times per week)USUALLY (4-7 times per week)

QUESTION 17/20
You don't like yourself anymore for the kind of parent you've become.*

RARELY/NEVER (once per month or less)SOMETIMES (2-4 times per month)OFTEN (1-3 times per week)USUALLY (4-7 times per week)

QUESTION 18/20
Your deep sense of failure as a parent makes you feel guilty and ashamed.*

RARELY/NEVER (once per month or less)SOMETIMES (2-4 times per month)OFTEN (1-3 times per week)USUALLY (4-7 times per week)

QUESTION 19/20
You feel like a bad parent and wonder if your family would be happier if you left.*

RARELY/NEVER (once per month or less)SOMETIMES (2-4 times per month)OFTEN (1-3 times per week)USUALLY (4-7 times per week)

QUESTION 20/20
You wish you didn't have to be a parent anymore and fantasize about escaping.*

RARELY/NEVER (once per month or less)SOMETIMES (2-4 times per month)OFTEN (1-3 times per week)USUALLY (4-7 times per week)
Calculation
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PARENTAL BURNOUT ASSESSMENT