...HOW I FEEL ABOUT MOMS THAT STAY HOME Shane Sorensen Professor Barbara Hammons CHDV 115 6-10pm Mon, Wed HOW I FEEL ABOUT MOMS THAT STAY HOME Being a stay at home mother would seem like such a wonderful thing to enjoy, but in a world with many expectations and economic demands, it looks as though homes these days are missing one important ingredient, the mother. The mother is such an important role in a child’s life that without her needed nurturing, the child’s life could change dramatically for the worse. In what ways are mothers important? That’s what I would like to discuss, because there are many benefits to having a stay at home mom. The first way that comes to my mind is that the bond between mother and child is vital to the child’s mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual growth. First, let’s focus on their mental growth. Picture a child waking up every morning to a different face, never being able to bond or create a foundation for himself/herself. When that child gets into school, and tries to solve a problem, or fix a dispute between a friend, what if they don’t have the coping skills to work at that problem or relationship when they know that things in their own life are never routed or fixed steadily,(they won’t feel the importance of having steady lasting relationships etc.) they’ll never be able to develop the important skills like problem solving and bonding. Now I would like to focus on the physical aspects of a child’s growth...
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...Stay at Home Moms -Breaking the Stereotypes 9/13/2015 In today’s society, no longer is it common for a woman to make the decision to stay at home and school her children. There was a time when this was far from taboo, but in the year 2015, stay at home mothers have found themselves in situations where they have to prove their worth. Women in the SAHMs (Stay at home mothers) community are labeled as lazy, are said to have it easy, are dumb, moochers, and many other stereo types. In all actuality the life of a SAHM is quite the contraire. In the 20th century the term “house wife” was more so used than the term Stay at home mom. Now, in the 21st century we changed that term because it seemed as if we knew nothing but the walls inside our homes. We are married to our husbands, not our houses. Women in the 1950’s rose to the term house wife and wore it proudly. During this time, the women who worked outside of the home were looked at as some scientific phenomenon that we didn't understand. The role of women in the 1950’s was repressive and constrictive in many ways. Society placed high importance and many expectations on behavior at home as well as in public. Women were supposed to fulfill certain roles, such as a caring mother, a diligent homemaker, and an obedient wife. The perfect mother was supposed to stay home and nurture so society would accept them. (R.C.2005) “Most of the time, when people ask, I tell them that I work from home. Technically this is true, because...
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...2) Family history of suicide. 3) Clinical depression. 4) Losing interest in things they used to care about. 5) If a person talks about killing themselves, feeling hopeless, classifying themselves as a burden, being in pain etc. 6) Increased use of alcohol or drugs. 7) Aggression. Hypothesis: Starting a YouTube Channel or Video Diary can help new stay at home moms in the USA prevent or treat postpartum depression by giving them a creative outlet, a joblike sense of purpose through work tasks and some monetary gain within their own hours, and a sense of friendship through viewers if it is on YouTube or just the exercise of talking to the camera. Sample: Total of 70 stay at home moms from different sections in the United States, goal of obtaining them from different walks of life through offering cash for helping the study. Groups would be separating by age and as much as possible by income level as prefer not to say will be an option on the application form. At least 14 teen moms, 14 moms in college between the ages of 21-25, 14 moms in college that are 26-39, 14 moms that are not in school between 21-25, and 14 moms that are not in school that...
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... “Bang!” Violet wakes up from her deep sleep Bang, again and again she is terrified of what it could be, her dad walks in the room frightened, they look at each other confused “violet call Mom right now i'm worried about that noise” Bring, Bring, Mom doesn't answer “Hey dad, maybe we should go outside to see what it was” They went outside and there was nothing in the sky, but they noticed the neighbor's were leaving their home so they decided to go check the news They went inside and checked the news the cable is down, violet decides to call mom again she answers, violet is relieved “Mom where are you I was so worried where have you been” “I was on my way home from work and all of a sudden there were these loud bangs and several cars crashed, it continued for a few minutes but then stopped, I was worried the whole drive home....
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...Name : Vigiline B. Apoli Title : “Mothers - at - Work and Stay - at - Home Mothers on Children’s Attitude towards Family and Learning: Basis for the Development of SOME (Strengthening Oneself through Mother’s Enduring) Love Program” Degree : Master of Education Specialization : Guidance and Counseling Key Concepts : Mother - at – Work, Stay - at - Home Mother, Children’s Attitude, Family, Learning, and SOME Love Program” Adviser : Peter Howard R. Obias, Ph.D. Statement of the Problem The purpose of the study was to find out the impact of mothers- at-work and stay-at-home mothers with their children’s attitudes towards family and learning. It also looked for a program that would help in further strengthening the love of their children towards their mother. Specifically, the study sought to answer the following: 1.Determine the profile of the respondents with regards to: a. mother – at - work b. stay – at - home 2.Determine the scores of attitudes of the respondents in terms of: a. family b. learning 3.Find the significant difference between the profile and attitudes of the respondents. 4.Develop a proposed program to be used as intervention based on the results of the study. METHODOLOGY Research Design This study used a descriptive survey method that utilized an attitude scale to determine the impact...
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... Header: Working vs. Stay Home Mothers 1 Research Paper Working vs. Stay Home Mothers Joseph Ochoa Com/172 September 18, 2012 Brenda Caine WORKING VS. STAY HOME MOTHERS 2 Children have such an amazing connection with their mothers, it is usually the first word they learn and the name they scream when they are hurt. Working mothers have stormed into the business world at full force in the last 20 years. This has had an impact on the children today, although mothers who stay home have more one on one time with their kids. According to Youngberg, “One significant, reoccurring issue specifically related to a mother’s decision of whether to be active in the workforce or be a stay-at-home mother involves the cognitive effects such a decision might have on children” (2011). While Children get as much attention at daycare as they would at home, stay at home mothers have a bigger impact than working moms. Mothers who work and mothers who stay home have the same busy lifestyle. Mothers need to get groceries, get the kids to baseball practice and better have a husband who is splitting the responsibilities to help take off the pressure. Mothers who work start taking their children to daycare at the young age of six to eight weeks. Heidi Brennan said on the Dr. Phil show “Children do not do well with large separations at a time” (Stay-At-Home Moms Vs. Working Moms, 2012). Because of the job that...
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...care systems, Medicaid has complained about reimbursements have been lower and if they become lower than quality car would suffer. However, if states set Medicaid nursing home reimbursement levels and the federal government make changes also think the quality of care will come down or suffer. The withdrawal of services will affect quality, if they are not covered or no longer funded than these services will no longer be provided. It seems that no matter what the reimbursement levels are it does not affect the quality of care given by the staff. The quality of care is still there, the options for seniors for long-term care types are independent living, retirement communities, care retirement communities, senior apartments, continuing care and nursing homes. Assisted living communities are for those seniors that can no longer live alone but do not need the care that nursing homes provide. These communities’ help with daily living, meals, medications and everyday living keep them living a normal life, but in a community that gives them help when needed. The nursing home long-term care provides round the clock skilled care....
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...daycare; but some do not, because their parents do not put them into a daycare when they are younger. It is not fair, some kids get that chance, and others do not. Nowadays, parents want to stay at home with their kids instead of going back to work after their maternity leave is over. Kids should only stay at home with either their mother or father for the first couple months of their life, and then they should be put into daycare. Studies have shown that it is better for your kids to go to daycare rather than stay home with the mothers, for multiple reasons. For many mothers it is very difficult to send their children off to daycare, but it will be more beneficial for the children and the mothers; if they get put into daycare facility....
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...Ad Analysis The American Dream house isn’t a mansion, or a retro-modern loft in the city. The dream house is now a beautiful home in the suburbs where a mom can live with her children and the family pet. A house that is very organized, spotless, and can be a place where moms can relax. The most important aspect is the floor, where everyone in the house walks on. Floors get steam mopped, re-painted and waxed in order for it to stay spotless, shiny and perfect. In this advertisement from Better Homes and Gardens magazine, the company Pergo convinces moms that with any mayhem running around the house, moms don’t have to worry about them getting destroyed or stained on. Moms with Pergo flooring in their homes can have one less thing to worry about. Right in the middle of the advertisement there’s a cute little girl painting the nails of a Great Dane dog. Next to the girl a bottle of nail polish has been knockd over. She looks happy; She’s not even worried about the nail polish. The dog is looking straight at the audience, he looks tired. Above the dog and the girl you see a bold sentence saying “After a long day of running, he treats himself to a mani-pedi.” It states why the dog looks tired and tells the audience that he has run around all day so, like other days, it’s time to get his nails done. In the background the viewer sees a mom re-arranging flowers, indicating that she likes to keep the house spotless. Then in the bottom there’s a story that says that Pergo, the dog...
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...and requires adult supervision constantly. While the Ford family loves eachother, they have a lot of financial struggles. They have one car, which the mom drives to get to her part time job at a catalog warehouse. Occassionally the father and mother will car pool to and from work since they both work in the city, but occassionally, when schedules don’t match up, the father has to take public transportation to his full time job at a refridgerator plant. The use of public transportation sometimes makes him late for work and he is scared he may face loosing his job, therefore he is looking to purchase a used car for his commute. While a second car would greatly benefit this family, they really can’t afford it with the two eldest children asking to join the football and cheerleading teams. He wants to provide the best experiences for his children but is lost as to how to do that. My family’s yearly income is $40,000.00. That isn’t much considering the following is the ideal cost of living for their area: Since they are in a garden/starter home they are able to drive their house payment down to $800 a month (they have excellent credit). They follow their expected budget with food and usually spend around $930 a month on food, which includes occasionally eating out. Since the mom only works part-time she is able to stay home with their special needs child most of the time. When she isn’t able to, her mother-in-law (who lives about 20 minutes away) is always available to help...
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...in the workplace Sexism in the 21st Century 2011 Role Switch: The New Mr. Mom Tiger Mom oe vs. WAde/ dr charged with murder of fetuses Arizona shooting/ breeding of ignorance/ reptilian phase! The new stay at home dad/ unemployment MTV show / skins Mans world/ male dominance the workplace! Grading parents/Polk county Tiger mom own network Self image/ tv/ news 90 teens pregnant at one school Snookie book/ pure genius! Jailing females 4 male crimes / sex trafficking Benefit of having a professional site Good golly ms holly Letters to Sala Technology/Phone Credit cards The evolution of the IPOD/Apple Things to work on/ Contributor guidelines About us: PYNK Lipstick magazine is a publication for women, by women. Established in Orlando, Florida in 2011 as an online magazine, PYNK Lipstick is leading the way for setting new industry standards for women’s magazines by focusing on four core values which nourishes women’s minds, bodies, and souls. PYNK is Empowerment, Beauty, Intellect, and Philanthropy. PYNK is relevant, passionate, innovative, and at times controversial. Herstory: The idea for PYNK Lipstick started almost to years ago PYNK Picks!.. Editor Picks for items, services, etc. Precisely PYNK…Notable Quotes for the week. Tickeled PYNK! Notebale news about women I will be the first person to admit that I encouraged my husband to become a stay- at home dad. But now that this idea has become a reality, I can’t help but feel a bit...
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...war” the so-called war between stay at home mothers and working mothers that is represented in the media (Graff, 2007). “Mommy Wars” are being played in the media because there are several articles that say if a mother doesn’t work, they are having a financial conflict and aren’t supporting their child the right way (Graff, 2007). Other articles state that if a mother does work, their child’s well-being is at risk and that they aren’t a good parent (Graff, 2007). Not only do news outlets display the “mommy wars,” tv shows and book publishers also display this division between working mothers and stay at home mothers (Graff, 2007). Overall, “motherhood has been one of the biggest media fixations of the past two decades” (Douglas & Michaels,2009,p.4)....
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..."Can't wait to see you!" (7) Marek called his mom, relaying the change in plans. She told him to stay at the airport and she'd come to pick him … and his dad … up. Slowly, the fog lifted, and was totally gone when his dad landed and his mom picked them up. (8) On the way home, Marek noticed that Mom seemed happy to see Dad … and he seemed happy to see her. They laughed and talked about "the old days" all the way home. "Maybe Dad was supposed to come here instead of me going there … maybe this whole thing was an omen. Could it mean they'll get back together?" Marek...
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...also, instead of it usually being the mom. However, in English class when we took a gender roles survey, it indicated that 11 out of 15 people’s families were more traditional than modern. Having taken the survey myself, it was clear that my family is more traditional than modern because time. My dad, brother, and I are still the ones who do all the yard work while my mom and my sisters stay inside the house and do all the house cleaning. (Fig.1 shows that the majority of the class had more traditional families than modern families) Primarily, my family is more traditional because the cleaning is done by the woman during barbeques while my dad, brother, and I are outside grilling. For example, most of the time when it comes to cleaning up the house the women are the ones who do most of the cleaning on the inside. They also make sure that the house is cleaned well and go back after cleaning it to make sure they didn’t miss anything that was supposed to be cleaned. In addition, the men are the ones in charge of doing all the yard work outside and are also in charge of starting the grill when it is time to cook. My dad, brother, and I are the ones that who are also in also in charge of watching the grill and take turns to make sure that the meat doesn’t burn. The only reason my mom, or any women come outside during barbeques is too bring more meat from inside or beer for the men but other than that the men stay outside and the women stay inside. In summary, because most of the...
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...I have been a stay at home mother off and on since my first child was born 16 years ago. I heard constantly that being a stay at home mom is not right. I should be out there working and helping to support my family. A friend of mine has never been unemployed since she was 16. When she went on maternity leave about two years ago, she graduated college with a degree in teaching while on leave. After her six weeks of maternity leave, she found a full-time substitute position at an elementary school which led to a contract the next school year. The same people that ridiculed me for being a stay at home mom then ridiculed her for leaving her child at daycare so she could work. She has a wonderful husband who is involved in every aspect of her and their child’s life. They both spend equal amounts of time being a parent, individually and together. I see no suffering from the child because he does not have a stay at home mom. What I do see is a happy, healthy, well cared for, and loved child who has two very loving and involved parents, just as my children have and are, even though I am a stay at home mom. According to Nancy Chodorow, to have happy, healthy, and well balanced children both parents should be equally responsible for raising their children and both work outside the home. I partially agree with her theory. I agree that both parents should be equally responsible in raising their children, however, I do not agree that in order to raise happy, healthy, and well balanced children...
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