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Working mothers and parenting
By Paul Good
Working mothers and parenting — how best to manage It is a basic fact that all mothers are working mothers. There are some that go out of their homes to work in an office, but even those who stay back have to be working as raising children and doing household chores require a lot of time and energy, throwing challenges of parenting to both the categories. But, it is a much bigger challenge for those who go out of their home and build a career for themselves. They have to give 100% to both their workplace and family, at the same time. They need a proper balance of mind as well as a healthy body to give 200% each day. Saving time and energy should be the motto of working mothers, in order to do justice to both their responsibilities. They need to manage their stress levels both at workplace and at home so that they have the required energy in their body to deal with dual responsibilities.
It is generally seen that the working mother suffers from the guilt feeling that she is unable to give the required time to her children. This feeling is not at all desirable. The tug of war between work and family is a modern discovery, and most of the families these days choose to live their life like this, to fulfill the financial needs of the family. No one can be blamed for this. Yet, it is also important that the parents need to give sufficient time to their children at home. But it is not a mother’s responsibility alone. It is as much the responsibility of the father as that of the mother to balance between the financial needs of the family and the needs of innocent children who long for their parent’s love and attention. When you have limited time to spend with your children, you would certainly not like to be interrupted by office phone calls at home. Occasional and urgent calls are fine, but doing it during most of the time you stay at home is not desirable. You should make a firm affirmation, though politely, that you would not in any case entertain any office call or work after a certain time during weekdays and never during weekends for routine work unless there is an emergency. The key to success at both the fronts, at workplace and at home for a working mother is to strike the right balance between the two. The kind of career that you would like to pursue for yourself should depend, among other factors, on your personal choices and preferences and on the kind of career your partner is into. It will be fatal for the family if both of them stay away from home most of the time. Therefore, the choice of career and the amount of responsibility that a working mother is willing to take should not be a decision taken without the mutual consent of the partner. And this applies not just to working mothers but to working fathers as well. Both the partners have to decide how much they are willing to take at their workplace and how much they need to give at home.
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Thanks for sharing this sound advise, Paul.
Working parents,children's sports and home are pulling young parents in many directions.
Keep up the good work.
Best wishes.
Frederick
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