It also gives the mothers a chance to enjoy their children. Mothers, who stay at home, can take good care of their children’s health. They can prepare healthy nutritious meals for them and look after them. They can ensure that their kids are not falling into bad company and can supervise their studies, too.
However, it can also have certain disadvantages and I am sure my worthy opponents would agree-those children of stay at home Moms tend to become more dependent on their mothers. They are afraid to leave their moms whether they are in school or when they have to be left with their friends. They expect their mothers to be’ on call ‘all the time. Thus, at times, it can become very difficult for mothers to cope up with their children.
Moreover, mothers, who stay at home, may often feel depressed because they are not bringing any income home; the result is that most of the time they have to depend for little things on their husbands as they are economically dependent on them. At times, they are taken for granted by their family as they are always there for every one, taking care of their needs.
I do not deny that mothers, who work, get a chance to be someone else other than just being Moms and as they are financially strong they hold a strong position at home. But the disadvantage is that mothers, who work, do not get enough time to spend with their children and this can make them feel guilty.
Moreover, they have to depend upon caretakers to look after their children who are left unattended at home. The children imbibe all values from their caretakers and therefore they may grow up into individuals with conflicting values-