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Working Mothers
Carefully conducted researches that have followed the children of working mothers have not been able to show any long-term problems, compared with children whose mothers stayed at home. My personal
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is that mother should be allowed to work if they wish. Whether we like it or not, there are a
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of mothers who just have to work. There are those who have invested such a big part of their lives in establishing a career that they cannot
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to see it lost. Then there are many who must work out of pure economic
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. Many mothers are not
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out to be full-time parents. After a few months at home with a much loved infant, they feel trapped and isolated.
There are a number of options when it
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to choosing childcare. These range from child minders and nannies through to Granny or the kind lady
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the street.
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, however, many parents don"t have any choice. They have to accept anything they can get. Be prepared! No
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how good the childcare may be, some children are going to protest wildly if they are left. This is a
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normal stage of child development. Babies separate well in the first six months, but soon after that they start to get a crush on Mum and close family
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. Make sure that in the first week you allow
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time to help your child settle in.
All children are different. Some are independent, while others are more
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to their mothers. Remember that if you want to
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the best for your children, it"s not the quantity of time you spend with them, it"s the
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that matters.