Comments on: 3 Reasons to Support Working Mothers

By: Howie

Howie — Fri, 08 Sep 2017 13:58:26 +0000

Your post is extremely cool. I am glad to be here. I enjoyed reading your articles. Thanks and keep up the good work!

By: Natella Isazada

Natella Isazada — Wed, 22 Mar 2017 07:28:51 +0000

In reply to Stephen Zhao. Thank you for sharing Stephen! You are right - it is all about the choices we make in life. And it's good to have those choices.

By: Stephen Zhao

Stephen Zhao — Mon, 20 Mar 2017 21:50:47 +0000

A story I heard says:
A successful businessman sees a doctor and asks why his daughter never calls him dad.

Then the doctor says how many hours did you spend with your daughter last week? the businessman says about an hour.

the doctor says: you have decided to choose a businessman and that is your choice. You have to accept the result of it, either good or bad.

A woman can choose to be a house wife or a working mom. There is no right or wrong, it’s just your choice. Life is matter of choices!

By: Natella Isazada

Natella Isazada — Fri, 17 Mar 2017 04:45:47 +0000

In reply to Darrell Farrow. Thank you very much for sharing your valuable insights Darrel. I look forward to your reading your book when it comes out.

By: Natella Isazada

Natella Isazada — Fri, 17 Mar 2017 04:28:21 +0000

In reply to Alex. Thank you dear Alex!

By: Darrell Farrow

Darrell Farrow — Fri, 17 Mar 2017 00:15:21 +0000

An excellent blog post Natella, I couldn’t agree more on what you have to say about parenting and working mothers. Have seen children of both working and stay at home mothers who have turned out to be well balanced happy adults who have had happy childhoods as well as the reverse. What is important is how one parents, not whether or not one works. There are also so many advantages that children of working mothers have (as there are other advantages for children with stay at home Moms) that if we focus on the positive aspects of our working we don’t need to feel guilty.

By: Natella Isazada

Natella Isazada — Thu, 16 Mar 2017 06:42:53 +0000

In reply to K.Asgari. This is the feeling familiar to so many of us. Seems to be the same for mothers regardless of who watches your child - a daycare facility or your closest family member.

By: Natella Isazada

Natella Isazada — Thu, 16 Mar 2017 06:39:18 +0000

In reply to Jason Johnson. Jason, so good to hear a man's perspective on this seemingly gender-specific problem. I like the way you put it - Quality over Quantity. Thank you for bringing this kind of understanding to the society.

By: K.Asgari

K.Asgari — Fri, 10 Mar 2017 14:08:19 +0000

In reply to Jason Johnson. It is so true! When I first started my full time employment my daughter was 3 years old. And every time when I was leaving her in the child care I was feeling so guilty. Even if my mum was helping me (and pretty often I used to leave my daughter with my mum) I still was feeling guilt. It took me years to understand that the quality of time spent between a child and the mum is more important than the quantity.

By: Jason Johnson

Jason Johnson — Fri, 10 Mar 2017 00:45:09 +0000

I agree that society’s outdated expectations play a role in how working mothers are viewed. In my opinion, the focus should not be on the time that a mother and child are away from each other during work hours. The focus should be on the quality of time spent between a child and his or her mother once they are both at home and together. As long as a mother can commit the time and energy at the end of each work day to actively engage in her child’s development, both mother and child will be just fine.