Great solution for working moms!

These are women or mothers who are employed by an organization, a company or self-employed. They may be running businesses, working at home or outside. Working moms can be either single or married. There are various kinds of jobs for this group of people. Others work as house helps, nannies or even in offices and in some cases; they have to carry their kids to their workplace.

Balancing Work and life for working moms

Depending on the kind of work that a working mom does, it is important for them to understand how to balance between life and work. This is to enable them work without guilt which may affect their family life.

•  Do a lot of exercise to reduce fatigue. Register with a gym or improvise at home by stretches, simple exercises like running.
• Early evenings tech-free, check emails and telephone calls after attending to the kids. This enables a working mum to spend quality time with her family.
• Take a day off like on a weekend, on a Sabbath day, go to church; spend the rest of the day relaxing with the kids. Can also go for swimming, taking kids out on jumping castles
•  Avail a trained house help or nanny to check on the kids in case of a very fixed schedule irrespective of the location and distance from home to place of work.

Problems faced by working moms

• Lack of physical intimacy between mother and child
• Separation anxiety between the mom and her family
• Parenting older children may be difficult i.e. teenagers may not be responsible.
• Running dual responsibilities may be a challenging task- husbands may not be supportive. They therefore have to run a house as well as reach the full attention to her husband.
• Inadequate day cares with high standards especially when there is lack of support from family members such as a mother-in-law May also be very costly to the working mom.

Generally, working moms need support from the family members, this is to allow them balance their career and family life. In severe cases, some are forced to resign from their jobs. A stress-free working mom can manage both office and family effectively.

The ratio of successful women would increase if they would get support from their life partners. Working moms need to get expert advice on how to manage their time wisely. In countries like Pakistan, the male support their female counterparts hence raising a healthy nation, women are contributing equally well in the field of education, business and sports.