Can working mothers provide appropriate care for her children?
2006-12-26 21:22:32 · 6 answers · asked by Zreik N 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
Yes. There are plenty of SAHM's who do not provide appropriate care for their children. The point is not to get into the whole SAHM/Working Mom's debate. Let's try to help each other!
The real tragedy for the US is the crappy maternity leave, the isolation inflicted on SAHM's, limited part-time and flex jobs, expensive part-time daycare. The list could go on and on. We need to take a look at Norway because they are definitely doing a better job the the US.
2006-12-26 21:35:40 · answer #1 · answered by avalonlee 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I am not going to get into the "who is a better mommy - SAHM or working moms", but I do feel that a working mother can provide excellent care for her children.
My mother worked, and my brother and I were loved, cared for, and raised into productive adults.
I have worked, and I have stayed at home (I now work from home lol) and I think I provide the same amount of love and care for my children irregardless of where I am working.
I know SAHM's who are terrible mothers and I know working mom's who are bad mothers --- and vice versa. If you are not a good parent then it really doesn't matter if you work or not.
(By the way - a SAHM IS a working mom, just not a paid mom!)
2006-12-27 01:42:09 · answer #2 · answered by Susie D 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes they can, it has nothing to do with if they work or not. Think about it, if all single moms just stayed home, and lived off of the gov. or child support (which im not saying is a bad thing if you need help) then the kid is going to have a okay life if that. If a mom gets a job and works, yeah shes not going to see her kid for 8 hours in the day, but hey that kid is going to have more food on the table, and more things to have, more clothes on his back and so on.....Or if a husband has a okay job, but they want more for their child, more power to the mom to get a job. They just want whats best for the kid.
2006-12-27 05:41:33 · answer #3 · answered by Lo 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Of course they can. I'm doing that right now, and I still provide quality time with my children, after I come home from work. This is why I'm working two jobs, to put food on the table, pay the bills and keep a roof over our heads, and clothes on our backs! This is proving care for kids, too!
I'm a hard working mother of two, and my spouse took care of the kids, while I went to school and then went to work. We both made that decision that he would be a stay-at-home Dad, while I achieved this goal of mine. I would have stayed home, but with my education and skills, I wanted to put that to work and bring home a good income for the family. My spouse works on my off days, and I spend time with the kids when he's out, working. It works for us, because we've never had a babysitter, or put our kids in day care, when one of us were always available to care for the kids. Our work schedules work around the kids, too. I get home just in time for the kids, when they get home from school, and we both spend time with the kids, until they go to bed, and then if I don't have to work my second job, after 8pm (when the kids are in bed), then my spouse goes off to his work, and by the time he gets home, I'm getting the kids up for school, and off we go...so, it depends on the kind of work, the hours, and who takes care of the kids, between those times....
It worked for us, perfectly, though..and the kids are older now and they have always had one or both of us, there for them....
2006-12-26 21:31:55 · answer #4 · answered by argamedius 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
of course most women work now days and the kids are just fine
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2006-12-26 21:29:31 · answer #5 · answered by nicname 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
ofcourse she can! im a workin mum and our girl gets perfect care from us....
2006-12-26 21:25:21 · answer #6 · answered by sara 1 · 1⤊ 2⤋