Do Working Mums Less Caring Than Their Counterparts?

Baby

oi-Staff

By Staff

Thursday, July 9, 2009, 12:31

Come whatever may you call it as feminism, women's movement or empowerment! When it comes to the case of professional women, there is an age old belief that she cannot be a good mother. A myth often surfaces that a career woman's kids are less cared than her stay at home counterparts.

Is this myth true? We have to unravel the actual truth since many career women blame themselves for the bad behavior of kids. They at times even consider sacrificing their career for the family.

Guilt-ridden working mothers can chill now! A new study claims, while breastfed babies are held more and read to more, they sleep 40 minutes a day less and cry five minutes a day more than bottle-fed babies. When full-time working mums spend on average 83 minutes less per day with their baby than stay-at-home mums, the baby's grandparents make up for the lost mother time.

Most of the babies of working mums received the same amount of attention measured in cuddles, reading and conversation as babies of stay-at-home mums. On an addition as they grow, they also can see how skillfully their mothers manage multiple tasks. This is becoming a driving force for their spirits as well as ensures them a comfortable financial pouch to start their ventures.

The Australian Institute of Family Studies conducted this study.