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4 Lifelong Lessons Children Learn From Their Working Moms
It’s an outdated belief that children of working mothers would be better off if one parent stayed home. In fact, 60% of U.S. adults continue to be that this is true. However, research has proven otherwise. Children whose moms worked actually develop the following lifelong lessons. 1. They’re more successful in their careers. A 2015 international study from the Harvard Business School found that “Women whose moms worked outside the home are more likely to have jobs themselves, are more likely to hold supervisory responsibility at those jobs, and earn higher wages than women whose mothers stayed home full time.” Men are also influenced by their working mothers. As reported…
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Why You Need to Stop Complaining (And How You Can Break The Habit)
I was recently doing an inventory of the people in my life. This is occasionally something that I’ve done for years now since people come and go in our lives. It’s difficult to maintain the same friendship when someone has a full-time job, a family, and moved across the country. But, those aren’t the types of relationships that I question. It’s toxic relationships. The people who are negative and only bring you down. And, the people who always complain. Of course, you can’t always eliminate these people from your life. Some of them may be immediate family members. You can, however, set boundaries and maybe don’t contact them as frequently.…
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How Working Moms Can Handle Those Unanticpated Emergencies
As if balancing your career with your family weren’t challenging enough, we also have to deal with the dreaded call from the school nurse or being told on the way to school that your child left their homework at work. But, I don’t have to tell you about that. Mothers know that no matter how organized you are, emergencies and unexpected situations are inevitable. But, how can you take care of these situations when you already have a full schedule? Prepare for the unexpected as much as possible. You can’t prepare for every emergency scenario. But, Katherine Lewis suggests in an article for The Balance Careers that you can “lessen…
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5 Ways to Harness the Power of Meditation Today
It’s not surprising that working mothers are stressed out. Managing your career and shouldering most of the child-rearing and household responsibilities isn’t just exhausting. It also puts a toll on our mental, emotional, and physical well-being. This eventually leads to taking out our frustrations to our loved ones or serious alignments including high blood pressure, heart disease, obesity, diabetes, arthritis, and sleep deprivation. It can also affect your memory, digestive system, and libido. You may even experience skin breakouts and hair loss. How can we counter this stress? One of the most effective, and immediate, is through meditation and relaxation. The benefits of meditation have long been studied. In fact,…
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6 Ways Working Moms Can Protect Their Time
As a working mom, I’m sorry you’re always grateful if you can find simple and practical time management tips so that you can balance the time spent at work, with your family, and to your own self-care. One of the most effective ways I’ve discovered this is to protect your time so that it’s not hijacked by others. And, here six ways you can accomplish that. 1. Put the big things in your calendar. This is time management 101. If something isn’t in your calendar then it’ doesn’t deserve any of your attention. Also, the sooner you put something in your schedule, the sooner you can properly plan your day, week,…
