WORKING MOMS - ARE THEIR KIDS OK?
The following excerpt is from the self help
psychology book, Be Your Own Therapist.
Yes, research shows that children of working mothers do as well
as those with stay-at-home mothers. Mom's increased self-esteem
and aliveness seem to counteract any ill effects that might
result from a loss in her availability. (Of course, she must
still choose child care well and be concerned about ensuring
quality time with her children.)
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Today many misguided parents are teaching their children that ALL authority is bad, not just that bad authority is bad. |
On the other hand, children of divorce statistically do not do
well.
CHILDREN OF DIVORCE HAVE PROBLEMS: Statistics show that children of divorce have many more
problems than those children who do not suffer the divorce
trauma. Therefore, it seems that as a society we ought to be
taking steps to reduce divorce and the effects of divorce,
required steps such as: increased waiting periods for marriage,
increased barriers to marriage, increased waiting periods for
divorce, couple's mediation before divorce, couple's therapy
before divorce, individual therapy for the parents before
divorce, parenting classes on the effects of divorce, therapy
for children of divorce, etc.
There are those who might like to make divorce nigh impossible,
as it was earlier in this century. But I disagree. That led to
much parental staying together that was more harmful to many of
those children than divorce would have been.
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