Working Moms Provide for Their Families

Working moms provide incomes and benefits for their families that enable them to live healthy and secure lives. While the numerous stories in the media about moms opting out of the workforce could lead us to believe that most moms have this choice, a second income is necessary for most American families.

Without the mom working millions of families would not have enough money for basics, like food, as well as for things that enrich the kids' lives, like family vacations, kids' activities and additional educational opportunities, cultural activities as a family. More than a quarter of women in the US (many of whom are mothers) are the main breadwinners for their families, which means their work and income is critical to the family's well-being, health, and the kids' development.

The income and benefits, like health and dental insurance, that working moms provide for their families creates a secure and less stressful home environment, which benefits the children as they grow and develop.


janecamron's picture

managing your finances is one of the valuable stuff that you must prioritize since these days many suffer from financial crisis which I guess has something to do with the economic recession we're experiencing right now. Many Americans are having troubles with their expenses due to lack of control in their finances,some suffer from great debts while some suffer from foreclosure crisis, either of the two still concerns money matters which can be avoided if only they have manage their expenses as early as possible.

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Michelle M's picture

I do not believe a working moms put their children at a disadvantage. If anything i believe they put them at an advantage. i believe it'll teach their kids that to get ahead in life you need to work hard. In todays day you also need to work hard because of the econmy so the mother can either work to provide for her children or neglect her motherly duties by not providing food, shelter, clothes, etc in order to care for her kids.

StelaR's picture

The most important factor in a child development , I believe, is emotional stability and not economical. But unfortunately sometimes one requires the other, so a happy balance should do it. The problem is that sometimes the mother is under so much stress after a day a work that she is completely exhausted to give the necessary attention to their children and that will put the child at a disadvantage.

annalise's picture

Working moms can provide advantages and disadvantages to their children. On the one hand they provide their children with the best example of the importance of working hard. Working moms also can instill values in their children like responsibility and competence. Often times working moms do not choose to be away from their children but for financial reasons they are forced to leave them. This is primarily the main disadvantage of working moms, children can be unintentionally neglected and ignored. Yet children can be neglected even by stay at home moms just as stay at home moms can instill values in their children. There is no clear answer to this divisive issue.

big red's picture

We need to look at the big picture. Every person parents differently, there is no best way. If the mother needs to work to provide the best quality of life for her kids, then she needs to do what she needs to do. If it is best for the mother to be home with her kids, then she needs to be home. By being the parent of a child you are making a promise to them to put their health and their best interest, most of the time, in front of your own.

Jack's picture

I strongly agree with Grace, parents can sometimes find other people to watch their children. Also, in certain cases parents are getting jobs and their kids are already school age so they don't have to pay for daycare. "Gas,taxes and clothing costs" are all going to be there no matter if the mother works or not. So other than daycare I don't see how it would make "financial sense" for the mother not to work. I know daycare can be expensive but, that is not going to wipe out an entire income.

littlekidlover15's picture

@maybe. Families take up a second job in order to pay for things like "day care costs, gas, taxes and clothing," not to earn a disposable income which you unintentionally or intentionally implied. They take up those jobs to wipe out those costs so the main source of income doesn't have to.

Sometimes having financial stability is more important than being able to raise your kids on your own. And in the day and age we are in today, it is easier and easier to find a job. Just look at the very first bill President Obama signed, a bill guaranteeing equal pay for women in the work place. Just another example of the changing times.

Zeusthewoman's picture

I agree. Financial stability important because it allows you to give your children a good upbringing. Just because a mother is working does not mean that her child is being raised less effectively an a child whose mother stays at home. That child is just lucky that the father can provide enough money to keep the finances in order. If money is not coming in from one job it is necessary for it to come from somewhere else: the mother.

GraceG's picture

With the economy in the slump it's in, the statement that families need the extra income from a working mother is very true. I personally know of families that the mother got a part-time job just the make some extra cash for the upcoming holidays or a family vacation. This didn't completely destroy the development of the children. These children were more provided for and could experience more and exciting events. @ the comment below: Sometimes families are able to find family or friends to care for their children for next to nothing.

Iknowbetter's picture

Usually, it makes no financial sense for a 2 parent family to have more than one breadwinner. The second income is wiped out by day care costs, gas, taxes and clothing costs. Unless both parents make a lot of money, it doesn't make financial sense for both parents to work.

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