When Mothers Work: Loving Our Children Without Sacrificing Our Selves

Author: Joan K. Peters
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ISBN: 0201127946
Publisher: Perseus Publishing (September, 1997)
Sales Rank: 114,429
Average Customer Rating: 4.45 out of 5

Customer Reviews

Rating: 5 out of 5
A great reinforcer for Mom's who wonder if it's ok to work!
No mother returns to work without some feeling of ambivalence. This book does a solid job of dispelling the myths of the benefits of the always available mother which society seems to call for and gives so many reasons why Mother's work outside the home is good for the whole family. I have read it over and over and find new jewels of wisdom each time. Ms. Peters speaks of the value of work with confidence and conviction while never losing her tenderness when voicing so beautifully the absolute joy which children bring to our lives.

Rating: 4 out of 5
Common-sense thinking about juggling parenthood and life
While this book was written for a primarily American audience, it still made alot of good sense for me as a New Zealand mother-to-be. What she proposes is really very simple - moving away from the overparenting trap, including our children as part of our lives as women rather than our whole reason for being, allowing the parenting to extend beyond just the nuclear family and most importantly of all, elevating the role of the father as parent. Made sense to me.

Rating: 1 out of 5
Relieves working mothers' guilt by bashing SAHMs
This writer referrred to a mother at home with her baby as the worst child-rearing scenario possible, and that these mothers neglect their children. We can't be fulfilled at home, and no one can take care of children like minimum wage daycare workers. Life is all about me, me, me, me, me, not my child. That argument resembles the justification of the husband who cheats on his wife, or the drug addict; it's what they need to feel fulfilled.

What a joke for this woman to justify her own neglect of her children by accusing those of us who willingly sacrifice so much to take responsibility for the children we bring into this world. My children may not love me more or have a distant respect for me, but that's not what it's about.

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