Staying at home with your kids is HARDER than going into work, new study finds. Don't ever underestimate the challenges a stay-at-home mom faces on a daily basis. In fact, new research has found that many people find staying at home with your children HARDER than going into work!
In addition to being harder than a "real" job, 55 percent of survey respondents agreed that raising a baby is "hard work," while 20 percent found it "really difficult." As for the 45 percent of parents who don't think molding a brand new human life is challenging, I assume they all have amazing spouses who are not ...
For example, mothers employed part time reported better overall health and fewer symptoms of depression than stay-at-home moms, while there were no reported differences in general health or depressive symptoms between moms employed part time and those who worked full time, the study said.
Still, and while dads contribute to household chores and are more involved parents than ever before, moms are burdened with the majority of the household work and child rearing responsibilities in addition to their full-time jobs. In other words, being a working mom is still harder than being a working dad.
And consider what you're modelling: A study out of Harvard Business School, which looked at data from 24 countries, found that women whose moms worked while raising their kids were more likely to have a good job themselves and earn more than those who grew up in homes with a stay-at-home mom.
Don't ever underestimate the challenges a stay-at-home mom faces on a daily basis. In fact, new research has found that many people find staying at home with your children HARDER than going into work!
Many moms choose to leave their jobs because they desire to spend a greater amount of time with their children. Stay-at-home moms are there for all the little moments that happen during their children's days. They can always be there to take care of their kids when illness strikes.
Being a stay-at-home-mom is a hard job that can quickly lead to burnout, but there are ways you can cope and recover from this type of stress. Adopting healthy self-care routines can be especially beneficial, as they offer you time to decompress from addressing the family demands all week.
Stay-at-home moms can also experience anxiety or depression, says Wright. While studies focusing on mental health issues among stay-at-home moms are sparse, one Gallup poll of more than 60,000 U.S. women found that stay-at-home moms experienced depression, sadness, stress and anger at a higher rate than working moms.
The work put into parenthood often far exceeds the work we do at our paid jobs. Sure, sometimes being home with the kids felt easier, especially when you can lounge in yoga pants and take the occasional nap. But caring for little ones—especially a new baby—makes even the toughest job pale in comparison.
Additionally, the research showed no significant associations between a mother's employment status and whether her children grew up to be happy adults. In other words, the children are just as happy in adulthood as the children of stay-at-home moms.
There were approximately 68,500 families with stay-at-home fathers. This represented 4% of two-parent families. In comparison, there were 495,600 families with stay-at-home mothers (if the same definition is applied to mothers), which was 31% of two-parent families.
Results from a recent Harvard Business School study suggest that daughters who grow up with working mothers earn as much as 23 percent more over their lifetimes than daughters of stay-at-home moms.
What is Depleted Mother Syndrome (DMS)? In a nutshell, Depleted Mother Syndrome (DMS) occurs when demands on the mother increase, and her resources decrease. As a result of this imbalance, the mother's emotional sensitivity to both internal, and external triggers becomes heightened.
As a stay-at-home mom returning to the workforce after a long absence, the process can seem daunting. If you still have an intense caregiving role, it will be harder. Instead of just excelling at your new role, you may still feel the need to stay on top of everything else motherhood entails.
What Is Mom Burnout? Moms experiencing mom burnout often report feeling intense exhaustion and disengagement or depersonalization related to parenting, such as simply “going through the motions,” rather than feeling present or engaged with their children's lives.
Ideally, a parent should stay home with a child for the first 2 to 3 years of life.
On a serious note, if you have not guessed it already, parenting has been called one of the hardest jobs in this world. Technically, it is not a job. It's not something we highlight in our resume, but being a parent is something most of us do and we really care about doing it well.
SAHM is an acronym for a stay-at-home mom. Typically, a SAHM is a woman who cares for the children while the other partner is working outside the home. Similar, more antiquated terms are a homemaker or housewife, although some people still embrace these monikers for this role.
Fortunately, research suggests that children don't experience any harm when their moms work outside the home. The decision to stay at home or return to work is very personal, and there is no one “right” decision for everyone. Keep in mind that a happy mommy will mean a happier baby!