No matter how reassured to the contrary, working mums will always have that little unshakeable belief that the root of their child’s separation anxiety lies with their dual role as a worker and a mother.
Let me start off by stating, one more time, into those tired and cry-dented   ears, that separation anxiety is a common occurrence to all children between the ages of seven months to three years old, even if their mothers are not working mums and rarely even leave a room without them.  Read More

Working mums don’t have it easy.  There are deadlines to meet, errands to run, kids to shuttle about, and hungry mouths to feed.  We wear many hats and still survive the circus of the daily routine.  To top it off, working mums face hostility at every turn—from traditionalists who lament our roles in the decline of the golden era of 1950s family values to conservatives who criticise us for harming our children, leaving them behind like damaged goods.  And frequently, it’s experts and authorities who feed their daft arguments.  Read More

You’ve heard it before, I’m sure.  Perhaps in the check-out line at the grocery store, or at the playground on a Saturday afternoon.  Maybe you’ve even come across it in the office!  You know what I’m talking about—the snarky comments and upturned noses or even the gasps of blatant scorn.  Raise a hand if you’ve ever gotten a reaction like that when you’ve told people you’re a working mum.  Read More

In our previous instalment discussing the idea of working mums today wanting and having “it all,” it’s clear the issue has attracted widespread attention in both professional and popular media, particularly with the release of leading lady Emma Thompson’s controversial statement on the subject.    Read More