Working Mothers Debate

The debate over working mothers and the effects it has on our children

The dilemma woman face today when working outside the home is deciding on the best care for their family, regardless of what others say. Women have fought for independence and equality to work outside the home for the past forty years. Stay-at-home mothers have debated over mothers working outside the home and the effects it may have on a child’s development for decades. One study shows that there is no harm emotionally, psychologically or developmentally to a child that has a working mother. Women around the world have been asking themselves what seems to be a simple question, is it better to stay at home with their children, or work outside of the home? The answer to this question is not going to be the same for everyone. Overall, this is a very personal choice for the mother and family and what is best for one family may not be best for another. One of the main things that mothers think about when contemplating entering the work force is how will this impact their child. The good news is that there have been some recent studies to help answer this tough question. Let's look at the long-term impact from children being in daycare from infancy. One of the issues children in daycare are stigmatized with is behavioral, this may be due to the length of time spent over four years in day care.

In children of Middle class and Upper class mothers, who spent a good amount of time in day care from infancy did show more behavioral related issues versus children of mothers who worked part-time. The study found that children in daycare for the first year of their life had lower cognitive scores compared to those children of mothers who did not work. Although ...

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... to work without feeling guilty about putting their children in day care. In outline, the agreement of the exact studies on the effect of maternal occupation finds that youngster conformity is attached to various pertinent variables. On account of single-guardian families, or families generally confronting destitution, the effect of maternal occupation seems, by all accounts, to be for the most part positive. On account of working class or rich families when the mother is working full-time, especially in the unanticipated months of a youngster's life, there has all the earmarks of being a somewhat expanded danger for later behavioral issues and inconspicuous cognitive effect with respect to moms who aren't working or are working low maintenance. It is exceptionally paramount to note, be that as it may, that these conclusions can't fundamentally be summed up.