Pack your bags working moms, we're going on a guilt trip. As if there's not enough blame to push on the working mother, a new report came out giving those of us in the work force another reason to feel self-conscience for bringing home some bacon. A British study found that children of working mums spent more time watching television and had poorer eating habits than their peers with stay-at-home moms. While that may be the case, there are ways to skirt that issue. For instance, when I found out my nanny was taking my daughter to the bakery every day for a cookie, I thanked her for the kind gesture and then kindly asked her to refrain from the tasty pastry stop unless it was for a special occasion. Where there's a will, there's a way, which means parents may have to put forth the extra effort to set up guidelines for the caretaker but it is by no means a given that a working mommy's child should be less fit and healthy than its counterparts.
Do you have certain restrictions outlined for your nanny?
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ugh, really ? when will women/ mothers stop pointing fingers at each other ?
1thank you running!
2I agree running. It's like there's always a competition -- whether you're a working/stay-at-home-mom, breastfeeding/formula feeding mom...it never ends.
3On that note, I try to ask my babysitter what my daughter eats every day. I understand when she has five kids afoot that it's not easy to make wonderful meals every time. Luckily she only goes to daycare twice a week, so I can control most of what she eats.
We absolutely have guidelines. I am a health nut (organic vegetarian) and in the interview our nanny and I discussed food and how important it was to have healthy eating habits in our house... Also, I'd be interested to know how many of the mums in the study had a nanny... I'm guessing the issue is probably more prevalent in families that do not have a nanny...
4I agree, why point more fingers?
And I'd guess the opposite as Anon#4 - a child in a daycare situation where there are no tvs and there's state guidelines for menu would be less likely to have the supposed tv time that the study indicated with a nanny.
I think the whole thing is ridiculous, stop doing pointless studies.
5I would like to see fathers (working and stay-at-home) held accountable for their children's health and wellness to the same degree as mothers. Why must it always come down to something the mother is or isn't doing?
6GOOD thought, lildorothy.
7Excellent point, lildorothy.
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