Working Mothers

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Who among us has not seen a little boy wearing his coat, entering kindergarten, accompanied by a parent at very early hours of the morning or a few moments before going to work? 

Perhaps the sacrifice imposed on the child is the only solution that has been found by the adult that goes with them.  The adult may be unable to leave their job , especially since there are more expenses than before the child’s birth.  This makes practically it impossible for them to be sure of how much they can cover when  it comes to the couple’s expenses.

There are many proposed alternative solutions, such as having nurseries and women leaving their children with someone else while they are working a few floors above. This close contact would also allow the kids to enter their schedule, especially since mothers should not be reduced to spending only a few minutes with their child in the mornings and evenings.

In this sense, pediatric experts expressed the desirability of the child to spend more time with their mother during the first three years of life. These experts show that in cases in which the mothers do not work, the children sleep more and are less nervous as they do not have to go to daycare early in the morning. In addition, children have the ability to perform numerous activities in the morning without being imposed on in nursery schools and they can engage in many more activities from an early age.

Given this reality, there are also some lucky parents who can use the help of a relative when it comes to childcare while they are working. The more this happens, the more they are forced to deal with the troubles of their schedules when they reach adulthood. This should pose a problem for the whole society, which has proved open to find a solution as soon as possible and this would not only represent an upheaval for the thousands of couples in our country who cannot wait to be parents every year.

Here are some tips for the separation of the child from the mother in case she has to spend enough time away from home working so that this is all not as sudden and traumatic, especially because it is necessary for both parties and they both must learn to live with it and to be comfortable with it.

The fear of separation is normal in young children. The separation anxiety begins around the age of 7 months and it intensifies and reaches a peak just after the age of one year; finally, it gradually fades over the next 3 years. If your child protests, he or she does it because you're telling them that you want them to be by your side and you need them to be by your side all the time. Do not worry, your child will end up realizing that the fact that you work means that they cannot spend so much time with you, but they will learn not to miss you too much. On the other hand, it is important to work because we must not forget that a good balance is the best guarantee of happiness and good development of your child.

What can you do?  

- Think that the adaptation effort your child has to perform is great, so protect them as much as possible.
  When you get home from work, stay by their bed and read them a story and you probably will not feel like
  doing anything else when you think about how happy you are going to make them. Hoping to reach their
  mother takes up their entire day.

- It is important for your child to participate in your work, because it is something important to you. There is
  a trick you can use: buy a piggy bank with coins because it makes much noise. Explain to your child how
  important it is to go to work and that they will be able to fill their piggy bank thanks to your work. Give
  them a coin every morning before you go and plan what it is that you will do together with that money. Just
  put some coins in there before you go to work. After a few days, when this turns into quite an event, go
  with them to the "junk food" store and let them buy whatever they want.

- Enjoy your child and think about the fact that this is a time that will eventually pass. In time, the child will be
  less dependent because of their evolutionary development.

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