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Parents with children forced to do school at home are drinking more

  • Written by Susan Sonnenschein, Professor, Applied Development Psychology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Parents with children forced to do school at home are drinking moreMore people turn to alcohol in the wake of disasters, research has found.Kerkez/GettyImages

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We found that parents who are stressed by having to help their children with distance learning during the COVID-19 pandemic drink seven more drinks per month than parents who do...

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