Question

When a parent has to decide between being on time for work or helping his child with a homework assignment, he is experiencing:?

Answer 1

I believe the answer is: Role conflict
Role conflict refers to the situation where individuals are expected to play two roles that are not compatible with one another
From the scenario above, both goes to work on time and helping the children with their homework assignment couldn't be solved with their current available time, so they're most likely would choose to sacrifice one for the other.