Parenting stress and screen timeScreens have become an almost integral part of childhood and parenting. These particular stressors that come with the job are what researchers call parenting stress. In 2024, the U.S. surgeon general identified parenting stress as a public health concern. My 2025 research set out to test parents’ stress in relation to their screen media parenting strategies. We looked at three distinct types of parenting stress: the stress parents feel of their own accord; the stress parents feel because of their relationship with their child; and the stress parents experience because their child’s behavior is difficult to manage.