Focus on the Family: Can Working Mothers Have Their Cake and Eat it Too Without Parenting Burnout?
Not long ago bringing home the bacon was the fathers role but now working mothers are bringing home the bacon too. Today, 50% of the mothers in our country (with children living at home) are working full time and most experience the stress of trying to balance it all especially when it comes to parenting. Sound familiar?
The Only Way Working Mothers Can Have It All
Although working mothers bring home some of the bacon (and if you are a single mother all of the bacon), it hasnt changed the fact that most working mothers are literally cooking the bacon too.
In The Widening Gap: Why American Working Families are in Jeopardy and What Can Be Done About, Dr Jody Heymann found that 80% of women report doing far more of the household chores than their spouse. In addition to taking on more chores, it is common for working mothers to have unrealistic expectations of themselvesparenting perfectly and being the perfect career woman also.
When asked if it is possible for working mothers to have it all, I always answer, Yes. It is possible for working...