The article illustrates a common parenting scenario where a child struggles with separation anxiety during drop-off at preschool. A concerned parent observes their usually cheerful child crying and hesitates to intervene. Thankfully, an empathetic teacher steps in, easing the situation. The parent later reflects on personal stress metrics revealed by a fitness tracker, highlighting the impact of these emotionally charged moments on parental well-being. This experience underscores the complexities of managing children's emotions alongside one's own stress.
It's a scene every parent has watched play out. For whatever reason, your kid who normally bounces into school happy as can be is just not wanting to detach from you one morning.
My fight-or-flight state eases up. I walk back to my car.
Later that night, I scroll through my WHOOP app to see what's what. My husband and I had some FSA money left over this year that wouldn't roll over.
It's the note at the top of my home screen now that snags my attention: "You spent 15 minutes in the high stress zone today outside of exercise."
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