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The fascination with Sarah Palin comes not only from her unexpected rise, but also from the fact that she is a mother of five, with one child under a year old. While Palin seeks the vice presidency, one of the most demanding jobs on Earth, more than 40 million American moms also balance jobs with motherhood. Do working moms have the best of both worlds, or are they potentially neglecting their children's best interests?
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Children’s Physical Health Suffers When Mothers are Absent
overweight
"In addition to sleep deprivation, the percentage of overweight children has tripled since mothers began to enter the workforce in droves." How can it be determined what causes overweight children? At the time women began to enter the workforce I am sure there were other social changes that lent a hand to the obesity epidemic, such as the increasing number of fast food chains. Also, just because a parent is out working does not mean the children can not exercise. Once again it all goes back to lifestyle, for there are many families that still believe in keeping their children healthy, even while working.
- SweeneyToddInc
February 26, 2009 7:09PM
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weight issues
When a mother is keeping a hawk's eye on her child for twenty-four hours of each day of the week, she is able to control each and every item that enters her child's mouth. In this way, her presence most definitely effects the child's weight, for she is the one who determines what is healthy and what is not. If the child is being watched by someone else, they may want to take the easy route and give the child sweets or the like simply to keep them happy. By being around her child all day, a mother is also able to teach the child what is healthy and what is not. She can instill her own values in the child and he will model her and her habits, rather than a stranger's.
I can also agree with SweenyToddInc, however, when she comments on the actual cause of weight gain. When a mother decides she needs to enter the workforce, it may be because the economy is down, similar to today. According to a recent article in the NY Times, "Energy-dense munchies cost on average $1.76 per 1,000 calories, compared with $18.16 per 1,000 calories for low-energy but nutritious foods." It is the slumping economy that can therefore be attributed to the mother's absence (due to working) and the child's weight gain occurring simultaneously. There are far too many factors leading to weight gain for one to place the blame on the mother's absence.
- kas43091
March 1, 2009 11:24AM
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