Parents in the U.S. are feeling stressed, and Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy says it’s time to do something about it. Nearly half feel overwhelming stress on any given day, compared to just 25% of non-parents, according to a recent survey from the American Psychological Association (APA). The crisis has convinced Murthy to issue a new advisory calling attention to the immense pressures parents face. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] “What we have to realize as a country is that the work of parenting is really vital to the well-being of our kids, and to our society overall,” Murthy says.