Experts say the pressure to get every decision right is shaping both parent and child Last updated: May 08, 2026 | 19:28 Parenting has always come with pressure. What feels different now is how constant it is, sitting inside everyday decisions and turning even ordinary choices into something loaded. What to feed a child, how much screen time is too much, whether a behaviour is a phase or a warning sign. For many parents today, the question is no longer just what feels right. It is whether they are getting it right at all. Clinicians across the UAE are seeing that pressure play out in real time. From therapy rooms to parenting consultations, a pattern is emerging. Parents today are deeply invested, highly informed, and quietly overwhelmed. “From a clinical standpoint, I am seeing significantly higher levels of parental anxiety presenting in sessions,” says Dr Sneha John, Licensed Psychologist at Medcare Camali Clinic Jumeirah. It is not only concern for the child.…