New Moms Can Return to Work and Still Have Healthy Kids
Controversy abounds with the release of a new study that claims children of moms who work full or part time are more likely to develop poor eating and exercise habits. The study appeared in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health which assessed the habits of 12,576 five-year-olds of working mothers. Unfortunately, this study did nothing to alleviate the guilt that has haunted most working moms since they began to join the workforce generations ago. The world is full of employed people who someday decide to become parents. All expectant parents approach their new life with their first little bundle of joy full of grand anticipation and excitement. Yet not all are completely prepared for the reality of adjusting to first time family life as working parents. Many new parents accept the fact that going back to work will prove to be quite a challenge but they believe it is definitely feasible - after all their co-workers have done it. Despite this positive...