'Empty Weekend Parenting' Is The 2026 Trend Saving Burnt Out Families

Empty weekend parenting

There are plenty of families who have weekends so jam-packed there’s not a moment to spare. Then there are the families embracing ‘empty weekend parenting’.

As the name suggests, empty weekend parenting is about keeping your weekends, well, empty. 

Instead of rushing around trying to get kids to a combination of extra-curricular activities (football, ballet, swimming, climbing, you name it), alongside the inevitable double-bill birthday party, empty weekend...