Saturday 29 April 2017

By Matthew Murray


There are many challenging paths a woman can take. Marriage, career and for most of them, motherhood. Many think it is fairly easy to stay home and raise the children but there is a reason a famous quote is repeated for generations. It takes a village to raise a child. There are many aspects to a mothers work and it does not stop when they turn eighteen or leave for college. As they get older, both mothers and their children realize that they have to try harder to make their goals become a reality. There are many times when the mom could use a mother guide to sanity from time to time.

One of the first challenges a mom often faces is the fact that the career path that she chooses is going to be put on the back burner for at least a couple of months. Many times, mom will have to go back to work as soon as possible to keep a stable home. They often want to stay with the child for the first few years of the childs life, but most of the time it is not possible.

If the mom decides to go back to work after the first few months, many obstacles will have to be cleared. First of all, if their bodies are not ready to go back to a work life, the doctor will suggest on the mother staying home to recover just a little bit longer. When it is time to go back, affordable, and dependable child care is necessary. It is often harder to find someone to watch over a younger child than it is a toddler.

Once the child is old enough for preschool, usually around four years of age, another group of challenges will arise. Many new moms will cry the first time the toddler spends a day away from her. This is because the mom feels alone and that the child is growing up too fast.

When the child becomes a teenager, the challenges can get even harder to deal with. Hormonal imbalances, school work and peer pressures make the teen a little time bomb ready to explode. Having activities to keep their minds off these pressures and can, in turn, keep the parents mind at ease.

The more the teen is active with others their age doing productive activities, the lower the chances of them doing something that will damage their education and future lives. Sports and clubs often help with keeping the teens head engaged in what is important. Any school activities are also helpful in teaching them how to make decisions that are right for them.

After high school comes college. That is when things at home change again. Many parents get what is known as the empty nest syndrome. This time of calmness is often shadowed with a need to be with the child and can take quite a long time to get over. The key is to stay busy, stay in touch with the young adult and hope you raised them right so that they will make the correct choices in life.

When they graduate from college, it is nothing unusual if they decide to move back in with their parents. This is a time they will often seek advice on finding their way through life. They will often use this time to find a place of employment and find a partner that will help them achieve their goals in life.




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