Ideally, should mothers stay at home to look after their children?
ANGEL
2012/05/09 03:42:09
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In the age of apparent equality, women are increasingly encouraged to ‘have
it all’, balancing career, children and marriage in order to be seen as
successful. Some feel this is bad for children who are then cared for by others. Others feel
that no harm comes to children if the alternative care is good and that
children may in fact benefit if paid work makes the mother happier and
her work improves the family’s living standards .
Occasionally fathers will also decide to stay home as carers instead of mothers. In many
countries, mothers (and sometimes fathers) have a legal right to
maternity (or paternity leave). The Czech Republic has the longest
parental leave programme, lasting until the children are 2-3 years old
and can be taken by either parent. For UK women this comprises 26 weeks
paid leave and 26 weeks unpaid leave. Recently the British government
has made changes so that this leave can be shared between partners as
the parents see fit. In Sweden, leave is offered to either parent until
the child is 18 months old. The USA does not have a national paid
maternity leave program.
Other options exist, such as protecting the right to ask for part-time work or flexible hours.
However in many families, especially where the mother earns the majority
of the family’s income and may be the only earner , it is financially
impossible for the mother to stop work without considerable state
support, which in most cases doesn’t exist. Many studies point to the
years before a child starts school as the most important in its
educational and emotional development. For this reason, should the
mother be at home, at least until her children start school? Or can
children develop equally well- or sometimes better- with support from
others in addition to their mothers?
What are your thoughts? Ideally, should the mom stay at home to look after her child?
NOTE: This topic brings people to the table commenting on a topic that doesn't depend on whether you are involved in Christianity, Scientology, Judaism, Atheism, etc. There are many polls on SH that divide people and I want to change the tide. You might find that you have more in common with others than you previously thought.
it all’, balancing career, children and marriage in order to be seen as
successful. Some feel this is bad for children who are then cared for by others. Others feel
that no harm comes to children if the alternative care is good and that
children may in fact benefit if paid work makes the mother happier and
her work improves the family’s living standards .
Occasionally fathers will also decide to stay home as carers instead of mothers. In many
countries, mothers (and sometimes fathers) have a legal right to
maternity (or paternity leave). The Czech Republic has the longest
parental leave programme, lasting until the children are 2-3 years old
and can be taken by either parent. For UK women this comprises 26 weeks
paid leave and 26 weeks unpaid leave. Recently the British government
has made changes so that this leave can be shared between partners as
the parents see fit. In Sweden, leave is offered to either parent until
the child is 18 months old. The USA does not have a national paid
maternity leave program.
Other options exist, such as protecting the right to ask for part-time work or flexible hours.
However in many families, especially where the mother earns the majority
of the family’s income and may be the only earner , it is financially
impossible for the mother to stop work without considerable state
support, which in most cases doesn’t exist. Many studies point to the
years before a child starts school as the most important in its
educational and emotional development. For this reason, should the
mother be at home, at least until her children start school? Or can
children develop equally well- or sometimes better- with support from
others in addition to their mothers?
What are your thoughts? Ideally, should the mom stay at home to look after her child?
NOTE: This topic brings people to the table commenting on a topic that doesn't depend on whether you are involved in Christianity, Scientology, Judaism, Atheism, etc. There are many polls on SH that divide people and I want to change the tide. You might find that you have more in common with others than you previously thought.
For a mother who already have kids, and need to go to work to be able to look after them,what choice does she have?
But for those who are still single and plan to get married and start a family,it is better to have the number of Kids you can look after by staying at home to do so.
Sometimes things happen along the line that makes a stay at home mom,look for work and thereby making arrangement for someone to look after the kids.
But if possible, the parents of the kids should take turns to look after the kids.it is not a very good thing for a child to spend most part of the day with a stranger
Real women understand this.
But real men know that they have a stake in this, too.
Unless there are serious money problems, the value of a parent at home during the pre-school years outweighs additional income, IMO.
I'm about to start a family of my own and my wife-to-be has decided to work part time until I get a higher pay check and then she's going to stay home with our child.
Would do it over again in a heartbeat, it made a huge difference in John all the way around, very well adjusted is doing phenomenally well in school too, can't say enough good about it.
And why the mother? I've heard of many house husbands who stay at home and take care of the kids, and raise them just as wll as house wives.