Role overload refers to the understanding that demands of work and family leave individuals strained and overwhelmed while role buffering refers to the understanding that both parents (or others assuming a parenting role) act in ways to buffer the effects of stress associated with dual roles.
Using a local library database, locate two academic journal articles that report issues and challenges 1) facing parents in the workplace or 2) focusing on parents serving in the military.
What are the challenges facing working/military parents? Their children? Their adolescent children? Their adult children and/or grandchildren? What are the available supports and resources, and/or strategies used by parents to address these issues?