Although summer is not officially over, the passing of the Labor Day holiday signifies the end of summer and the beginning of a new school year for working parents with school-aged children. This time of year is the adult version of back-to-school, except instead of the classroom, it's in the workplace. The back-to-school season is associated with additional complexities that impact working parents.

New schedules, taking on a new set of extracurricular activities, supporting homework, and providing the energy children need as they navigate a new year of academic and social challenges, create a mental and physical load on working parents that employers just can't afford to ignore.

The burnout crisis is still front and center in corporate America with a recent study from SHRM reporting that about 44% of 1,405 surveyed U.S. employees feel burned out at work, 45% feel "emotionally drained" from their work, and 51% feel "used up" at the end of the workday. The definition of burnout points directly to employees' ability to manage load.