What a working mother thinks June 29, 2008

What is the secret behind how a working mother manages her work and takes care of her family at the same time? I interviewed my mother as she is a working mother who manages the family well. 

1. Do you feel that you do not have enough time for the family/ your work sometimes?

 YES

2. What do you think is the most important thing to keep up to manage both work and family well?

PROPER TIME MANAGEMENT

3. Do you think working is harder or managing the family?

MANAGING THE FAMILY

4.(a) Have you ever felt like quiting your job and just look after the family before?

YES

(b) What made you think that way?

SOMETIMES I FEEL THAT I DON’T SPEND ENOUGH TIME WITH MY FAMILY

5.(a) Do you think that you are a supermum?

NO

(b) Why?

THERE ARE TIMES THAT I STRUGGLE TO WORK HARD HARD AND MANAGE MY FAMILY AT THE SAME TIME.

 

Therefore, i would conclude hat working mums CAN balance work and family.

 

rachel yam

Working mothers CAN balance work and family. June 27, 2008

I believe working mothers can balance both work and family at the same time. In this modern era, women have grown to be independent and are able to manage more, including balancing jobs, family and some of them can even study part-time as well.

To balance these responsibilities, mothers take much energy, patience and hard work. To do so, they even sacrifice their leisure time and much more. They try really hard to maintain a balance between work and family. Some working mothers are really efficient and can do it; others struggle, finally managing to do so.

Most working mothers can balance work and family. Most people think that they are unable to balance them equally and would break down sooner or later, but they are seemingly wrong. This is because working mothers know how much they can take, they would not be so silly as to tire themselves out. Even if this happens, they can simply hire a maid or take up a part-time job. This would extent the time that is needed to settle other matters, and maybe they even have time for leisure.

Modern women have strong resilience and good time management. They are unwilling to give up when faced with setbacks and are willing to preserve and face the pressure and obstacles that are blocking their path. Research shows that about 78% of working mothers feel satisfied with their lives even if they feel tired frequently. This percentage is a lot more than half of the total number of working mothers surveyed, which roughly shows that most working mothers can balance work and family and feel satisfied at the same time.

My aunty is a model example of a working mother. She is a successful career woman, and has 3 kids. But she can easily cope with the stress from work and family, and is able to manage her time excellently. With her husband’s help, she has obtained work experience and success, and also has attained the bliss of a family.

Though people say that children are neglected when both parents work, I prefer to think otherwise. In my opinion, children are affected by working mothers in a good way. When children see that they have two working parents, they tend to learn to be more independent and responsible. This sense of autonomy and responsibility can stretch the children further in life.

Many experts and mothers today say that it is impossible to “have it all”, a family and a career, as it is too much for one person to handle. However, with some struggle, I think women can have it all. Working mothers should not have to sacrifice the well-being of their family for hectic and time-consuming jobs. Finding a reasonable balance between income, work hours and childcare should not be forcing a mother to give up her career.

In conclusion, I feel that working mothers can cope and balance work and family well, and family should not be a burden to them.

Elizabeth Low

What a stay home mum thinks… June 26, 2008

There are so many questions about the nature of a stay home mum’s job. As we need to find out more, I interviewed my mummy and the answers are stated below.

1) Do you think you are a supermum?

ans: no

2) Have you ever regretted giving up your chance to work to be a stay home mum?

ans: Sometimes

3) What so good about being a stay home mum?

ans:I can spend more time with my kids and be of help when they need me, time is in my hand

4) If given the chance, would you go back to the working world?

ans: Maybe

5) Do you hope to be a supermum?

ans:No

6) Why?

ans: It is too stressful and i am not perfect

7) Is it a struggle to do the housework and take care of the family?

ans: yes

8 ) Do you think you’re working as hard as a working mother?

ans: I think i worker harder

9) Why?

ans: I think that it is more physically, emotionally and mentally demanding as compared to working mother

-End of Interview-

cassia..

Working mothers CANNOT balance work and family. June 26, 2008

Nowadays, married and single working mothers face a tremendous amount of challenges when trying to balance work and family commitments, regardless of where they are in their careers.

Juggling work with family is tough. Working mothers will either be good mothers but bad employees or good employees but bad mothers. Most of them will not be able to take good care of their children and do their work simultaneously. Mums have to be there for their child 24/7 to give them support and help. With their mothers with them children will feel a sense of security as they know their mums will always be there for them. With a stay-home mum, children would know that there is always someone there to help you in any way, be it emotionally, morally, physically or financially but working mothers cannot be there for their kids all the time due to their busy schedule.  Working mothers have tasks to complete and deadlines to meet. Sometimes, they may have to work overtime, thus, being home only late at night. Hence, their children may be neglected.

Survey results shows that 67 per cent of people believe that all support for children should be paid to the mother, and only 1 per cent thinks that it should be paid to the father. Even the vast majority of men – 64 per cent – believe all support for children should be paid to the mother. So just as it is right that child benefit is paid to mum, it is right that all children’s benefits go direct to the mother who often buys the food, purchases the kids clothes and knows the child’s needs best. Thus the mum is responsible for the child and the child falls sick, the blame is all on the mum. A mother would not be able to work and take care of her child’s welfare simultaneously.

The long hours of work would have utterly drained them physically and mentally. Then coming home to a young child can be difficult. After putting all their energy to answer to their boss’, co-workers’, clients’ and employees’ demands, the last thing they might feel like doing is answering to your child’s. As working mothers have to spent so much time and effort on their work, it’s easy to get over whelmed and to loose a sense of family and relaxation in our homes. Also, too much stress and pressure from work may cause the mum to vent her anger on the child, or other family problems.

Can working mothers balance work and family? May 21, 2008

Motion: Working mothers can balance work and family.

PROPOSITION: YES THEY CAN.
OPPOSITION: YES THEY CAN. NO THEY CAN’T. D:

WHY?

[Proposition] : Women nowadays can multitask. They can do their job well and also find time to take care of their children and family.  If full-time jobs are really too time-consuming, women can always find a part-time job. Although it may be a quite tiring for some mothers to do both their jobs as a mother and as a worker, most get used to it.

[Opposition] : They will be too busy with their work to spend time with their family. It is tough juggling work with family. Working mothers will either be good mothers but bad employees or good employees but bad mothers. They will not be able to take good care of their children and do their work simultaneously. Being a good mother means being there for your child 24/7 to give them emotional support. It also means being there whether they need you or not. Young children have a need to know that their mother are there for them all the time because they feel a sense of insecurity.

We teenagers face everyday problems and we cannot always go to our teachers or peers for help and advice. If we have stay-home mums, we know that there is always someone there to help you in any way, be it emotionally, morally, physically or financially but working mothers cannot be there for their kids all the time due to their busy schedule.

Working mothers have tasks to complete and deadlines to meet. Sometimes, they may have to work overtime, thus, being home only late at night. Their children may be neglected if the father is a working father too. The children have many different activities too, which would tire the mother out if she were to juggle her work as well.