What is the mental load?
The planning, remembering and checking behind family life. Where the term comes from, what it looks like in a school week, and how to share it.
Glossary · Updated Sep 2026
The words for the work nobody sees.
Short, sourced definitions of the terms parents use for the planning and remembering behind family life.
Sharing the load
What is a default parent?
The parent everyone calls first: the school, the kids, even the other parent. What it looks like, what research shows, and how to share it.
Glossary · Updated Sep 2026