Individual Circumstances Dictate Choices, But Loving Care Has Benefits

Many

women simply have no choice but to work since their family depends on their

income.  The working mom hasn’t “harmed” her children—she has done what

she has to do to provide for them.

Yet

it’s common sense that those who love a child and have an ongoing long-term

relationship with that child are the most likely to provide him or her with the

highest quality of care.  A growing number of families are opting to keep

fathers, instead of mothers, at home to serve as primary caregivers.  Many

families rely on extended family or close friends to provide care. These

arrangements are likely to match closely the care provided by a mother. 


Natalie Marie's picture

In today’s efforts to both support equal rights between men and women and the current state of the economy, it is no wonder that mothers are torn between staying at home with their children and getting a job outside of the home. I agree with the post in that the mother is providing for her children by getting a job by adding money and independence to a household. Because a child has a working mother does not mean that they will be raised poorly. A working mother has many options in which she can put her child in a safe and healthy environment. As the article stated, extended families and even the father of the child are both viable options. Mothers are not the only caregivers of a child.

GraceG's picture

As the author of the argument stated “many families rely on extended family or close friends to provide care.” I know from a first hand experience that extended family’s care is close to being the same as a mother’s care. My mom, a new grandmother for five months, keeps my nephew during the day as my sister works. This care is not different than my sister’s care. If my mother reared my sister, wouldn’t my mom care my nephew the same way? Most mothers agree that they would choose their own mothers to care for their children than total strangers. Some media shows display the idea that women don’t want their children to be raised like the women were, but this is not want I have experienced. Most hard working women I know that have children admire their mothers and love to have their mothers take care of their own children.

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