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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Do Working Moms Put Their Kids at a Disadvantage?
What Garbage!
How can someone state definitively " children 's sleep is severely compromised" when both parents work? My husband and I both work, and my 3-year old goes to bed every night at 7, and sleeps until 6 am, when yes, I wake her up. I don't think it severely compromises anyone's health to be woken up after eleven hours of sleep! On top of that, she sleeps seven days a week from noon to two - it's called a nap, and it is rigidly enforced by our daycare , which is a phenomenal place! That's what I pay them tons of money to do - take care of my child, look after her health, safety, and welfare, and make sure she is eating nutritious food , getting her nap, having fun, and learning. I think my husband and I are phenomenal parents, and my daycare is exceptional. My daughter not only gets the maximum love and attention from her parents, she also gets the advantage of socializing with other children, having lots of great experiences, and learning how to interact with other adults and authority figures, become a member of a "team," share, clean up, and otherwise participate in group activities. And because my husband and I both work, we have the resouces to take her on a 7-day Disney cruise in October, even in this terrible economy .
I don't consider my daughter to be "severely compromised" in ANY way. Shame on anyone for trying to make working parents feel guilty!
- holvalholval
March 25, 2009 11:37AM
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