Should New Mom's/Mom's of 2-5 year olds w

Today women work as much as men do, they even earn the same if not more. They're bread earners of the family too. Also since women are very career oriented today, they're reluctant to stop working when they've just delivered a baby. I've come accross many women who leave their few months babies with their maids/in creches while they are busy building their corporate/work dreams.

I feel bad for the kids and the mothers alike. While the kids are deprived of the time that is most precious for a mother-baby bonding, mom's are affecting their health too. Not just new moms, many women who have 2-3 year old's also take up full-time(8 hrs) job where also the kid gets side-lined. I agree quality time with kid counts more than quantity of time, even kids like to see their mom's around.

So do you think new mom's or mom's with kids in the age group of 2-5 should work? If they should work, should it be part time or full time? What if she's a single mom, what can she do in such a case?

Do answer, give any other views too!

Preets

yes, if they have a good substitute in home like grandparents then the mother need not care abt the baby but it depends how many ppl are around the baby to take care of him in absence of his/her mother

Should New Mom's/Mom's of 2-5 year olds w

Who knows what is best for a child better than a mother?
To answer the question directly however, yes I think mom's with kids in the age group of 2-5 can work if circumstances are favorable.
Newborns do require lots of time and extensive care, toddlers require lots of devoted time which help them to grow their social skills, and most importantly they all require loving and nurturing environment which can equally be provided by joint efforts of other family members and sometimes a child care facility. There are some fanatically career minded, some have careers that don't allow much flexibility, some are balance seekers and some prefer to stay home full time even after kids grow up. Some mothers have choice of working, some don't. Sometimes working outside home (all moms are working: some work at home, some work at home and outside too) brings sense of satisfaction of accomplishing a specific ambition which helps mothers to take care of kids more efficiently and more devotionally while at home. Sometimes stress at work could bring out the negative impact on kids as well. Stealth Parenting is one tough job, and I have known quite a few mothers feeling guilty on their own for being professionals, so I wouldn't judge them. I respect the decision a mother takes in her life about her kid and her career; working part time or full time or not at all (which I think is equally a bigger challenge for a well qualified professional mother).

some of us in some professions get 8 week of paid maternity leave including weekends. That is mere 2 months of rest. Occasionally, they show up in the labs even once in a while during that period.
Given the bare minimum salary, they cannot splurge on daycare / babysitting.
That's life for some and it ain;t easy


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we get one year of paid leave here were i live.
i agree with the fact that mothers shouldnt leave their newborn babies with nannies or relatives. no one can take the place of a mother.

i personally don't think its wrong for us women to want a career, and to have an income other than our husbands paychecks. But at the same time we have to think about the children too, they should come first no matter what.

I see nothing wrong with parents working as long as they are cared for by loved ones when parents aren't around. And also parents should make time to spend quality time with the kids.

My parents and my relatives(the people that took care of me as a kid) would get together every weekend and go to the park or somewhere equal fun to spend quality time together. We use to spend the whole weekend together bonding and enjoying ourselfs. I had no issues with my parents working because they were still their for me.

-Rimpy

They should have the facilities and freedom to make a choice!

A mother knows what is best for her baby. If she is comfortable leaving the baby in a daycare or with a babysitter and go back to work then I trust her decision. I prefer to take time off to be with the baby.

Originally posted by: Cinderella143

we get one year of paid leave here were i live.

I would like to live there😊.

Originally posted by: bhilwara

Should New Mom's/Mom's of 2-5 year olds w

Who knows what is best for a child better than a mother?
To answer the question directly however, yes I think mom's with kids in the age group of 2-5 can work if circumstances are favorable.
Newborns do require lots of time and extensive care, toddlers require lots of devoted time which help them to grow their social skills, and most importantly they all require loving and nurturing environment which can equally be provided by joint efforts of other family members and sometimes a child care facility. There are some fanatically career minded, some have careers that don't allow much flexibility, some are balance seekers and some prefer to stay home full time even after kids grow up. Some mothers have choice of working, some don't. Sometimes working outside home (all moms are working: some work at home, some work at home and outside too) brings sense of satisfaction of accomplishing a specific ambition which helps mothers to take care of kids more efficiently and more devotionally while at home. Sometimes stress at work could bring out the negative impact on kids as well. Stealth Parenting is one tough job, and I have known quite a few mothers feeling guilty on their own for being professionals, so I wouldn't judge them. I respect the decision a mother takes in her life about her kid and her career; working part time or full time or not at all (which I think is equally a bigger challenge for a well qualified professional mother).

Very well said. Don't have anything to add.