There is nothing people love discussing more than the parenting styles of others. Whether you choose to stay at home with your children or return to work, people will judge you. If you let the opinions of others get under your skin, you will have a long road ahead. An opinion that is harder to ignore, however, is your own. If you regularly berate yourself for sub-standard parenting then you can assure yourself you are human. However, if these little guilt-mongering demons are in your ear everyday, they can wear you down.<\/p>\n
When it comes to parent guilt about going back to work it might be time to take the emotion out of it and look at the evidence.<\/p>\n
Science says so<\/strong> You\u2019re showing your children they will have choices too<\/strong>
\nNew research shows that babies born since the millennium suffer no ill effects from their mother going out to work. The study looked at children\u2019s cognitive, literacy, emotional and behavioural development. (Prof Joshi Institute of Education; Presentation to Academy of Social Science, June 2013).<\/p>\n
\nStudies have also shown that girls in particular actually gain from having a working mother at home, growing their own confidence and aspirations.<\/p>\n