What Are The Various Parental Concerns Of A Working Mother ?

Women are no longer suppose to be dumped at a corner of the house. Today’s women are struggling to come out to see the brighter side of their livelihood and the light of modernity. This is the era of ‘equal rights’. Every day more and more women are moving out of their houses and are efficiently proving their abilities. During early years, girls were considered a burden to the family, who were only suppose to get married and move out of the house. But time has changed now. Girls are now capable of making particular contributions to their households. But when it comes to mothers, working outside becomes a more questionable thing. Working mothers have to deal with several problems.

The most prominent problems in working mothers are their parental concerns. These concerns may include several short-term as well as various long-term issues. Let us discuss about a few of these problems of a working mother.

Child’s well-being:
The three major concerns of a working mother about her child include-

• Healthy mental development
• Long academic success
• Ability to become social with others and build relationships

A mother who is going out to work always carries a pressure on her mind, if her child would have been feeling well with the caregiver he is left with; if he would have had proper food; if he would be safe and healthy; if he is learning good things; if the caregiver is safe and many more. But it has been found that children with working mothers have been better socially than the protected ones. They have the tendency to mingle with the outside world and cultivate their own interests. They can be more independent and can successfully decide for their own benefits. But a good child care in always necessary for developing such cultures and values. So mothers have to spend a hectic time dividing quality time for their child-rearing and job.

Future of marital relationship:
Sometimes, mothers going out to work have been found to have influenced their relationship with their respective partners. But the story is much less common in married couples when compared to the cohabiting ones. Because in this costly world, who does not want to earn better to live a better life. So most men feel less burdened when their wives contribute for their family. They feel more related to their spouses sharing the same type of burden with them. But a few of the cases may be proved resentful when the incomes of the wife is equal to or more than their male counterparts. Their the demand of male ego bursts.

Domestic safety and security:
The issue of household safety becomes a major concern when the child grows into an age where he can neither be accommodated any more in a daycare centre nor can be left alone in the house for several hours. Such a condition calls the children ‘latchkey children’. This name is chosen because the children are mostly given with an extra key to the house so that they can let themselves in when they need to. But there can be many risks involved with such cases which includes – physical dangers (from knives, match-sticks, gas stove, dangerous chemicals used in household activities etc.), medical emergencies or strangers ringing the doorbell and many more. Even the American Academy of Adolescent and Child Psychiatry (AACAP) recommends parents to limit the time their children spend alone at home alone as much as possible. They must be restricted from viewing adult channels, adult sites.

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