Raising Children - a priority

[Sara516]

@sadzzz

Sara, I agree with most part except for that fact that working mothers put material well being as a priority for their children.

A lot of mothers, believe it or not, think that a child can get better education and knowledge in an environment that caters for their age range. I’ll be the first to say, that I simply cannot give my child the stimulation she requires at this age at home… as much as she gets from being out in kinder. So here, I am simply thinking about the right way to raise my child. Purely thinking of how I can raise my child to be an independant little being and get the right knowledge she needs.

I simply cannot provide that for her at home. But, i know mothers who can. And they do an awesome job at it.

the point, which I always try to make and probably sound like a broken record now, is that, raising childen does not become any less of a priority to a mother who works, than to a mother whose at home. Both can bounce ideas off each other and build that into their routine. I know I do with one of my really good friends who is a SAHM. And it really helps to listen to how she does things..

I don’t mean material as in…materialistic but rather, a quality of life that they wouldn’t be able to provide if not for their job. Granted, im talking about middle to upper income families…not in situations where both the spouses HAVE to work just to make ends meet

and anyways, material well being to an extent is okay…money isn’t the be all end all, but it certainly helps. anyways i think thats another discussion.. hmmm