Being a working mother is not bad for your children
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Markus Klein, Strathclyde University and Michael Kühhirt, University of Cologne
The question of whether mothers should work or stay at home in their children’s early years has always been a hot potato in the media, provoking strong emotions and headlines including: Sorry working moms, daycare is bad for your kid or The case for working mothers: your kids will be just fine.
The possible benefits and risks of mothers’ working on children’s well-being is highly politicised and is the perennial subject of heated scientific and public debate. As policies designed to bring mothers into the workforce are on the increase – and pressure on women from all sides continues to mount – it is important to know how the children of working mothers are actually faring.
Whether mothers decide to stay at home or go back to work after they’ve given birth, how old their child is when they decide to return to work and how many hours they are working are all important factors in the developmental environm...
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