Positive Impact of Stay-at-home Mothers

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Introduction

The debate about the impact of working moms and stay-at-home moms has always been heated on almost all the platforms. There are people advocate that mothers should work in order to provide their children with better food, living standards and future. The cost of living has risen and is still rising which is imposing immense stress on fathers and mothers. In the context it appears to be much better if both the parents should work. However, those people tend to ignore or unconsciously ignore the impact that implies on the bringing up of the toddlers and adolescents. The absence of their mothers may count them to indulge themselves into unwanted habits. The daycares try their best to serve the purpose and they can be good alternative but they can never replace the role of mothers in shaping the psychology and preferences of children. According to Brescoll & Uhlmann, (2005), the mothers may appear successful when it comes to establishing the needed and luxurious provisions for the children. On the other hand, there are numerous loopholes that are left unaddressed among the children and lead them to acquire psychological nodes in their mind. This paper aims to explore the positive effects of stay-at-home mothers in comparison to working mothers. This paper is written under the assumption that all stay-at-home mothers giver attention and priority to looking after their children. The children of stay-at-home are more composed and fulfilled than the ones who are normally left at daycares.

Overview of the Economic Implications

The current economic trends indicate several troubles for the families to support and maintain living standards. The recent recession has indeed shaken the countries whether developed or developing both has received the repercussions. The situation is even worse in developing countries where the working standards heave been deprived extensively below the agreeable principles. According to Bridges et al., (2002), the developed countries are still managing to stand to the adverse effect of recession and increasing rate of working mothers is one of the means to forbearance.

Positive Effect on Toddlers

A stay-at-home mother will remain of the fact that there is someone around her child all the time. There is no caregiver who can lapse her attention or leave the job. A mother will get to see how her baby is growing at every stage, all her child's 'firsts' will become unforgettable memories of her. The depression that post pregnancy imposes can be diluted in a very simple way by seeing the child being grown. According to Gorman & Fritzsche, (2002), the mothers especially make all the 'firsts' of their children. Stay-at-home mothers are there by the side of their children and do not receive calls at offices for which they may need to rush to their children in emergencies. Working mothers cannot concentrate on their jobs fully when they have their children at daycares on their mind. They tend to make minute to minute calls to daycares or caregivers to ...