There are now 60% of women with a child aged five or under who are in full-time employment. Working mums are therefore doing two jobs, made even harder when their children are below school age.

1. A Mother’s Love
There are now 60% of women with a child aged five or under who are in full-time employment. Working
mums are therefore doing two jobs, made even harder when their children are below school age.
Why should a woman sacrifice her own career when she wants to have a child? Most mums are real-life
superwomen and successfully manage to juggle their work around caring for their children. One in 10 of
1,200 women questioned by BT, wanted to have their own business and 15% of women had already
started their mothers day gifts.
However, particularly during the recession, stress levels for working mums are through the roof.
According to a recent survey by a British-based transport firm, daily stress levels for working mothers
peaked at 8.25 am during the school run. 38% also said making sure their children had finished their
homework, had the proper PE kit and enough lunch money for the next day was also a time when
anxiety levels soared. So both mornings and evenings are hard times for mothers.
Even if mothers want to stay at home with their young children they don''t always have a choice. Now,
this problem is worse than ever. Because of the recession, stay at home mums have had to leap back
into the struggling job market and take on part time work possibly to supplement a partner''s reduced
income.
So Mum''s, what can we do to help? A good place to start is Mothers'' Day which this year falls on 14th
March. Make this year extra special as over the past year parents have had to work a lot harder than
usual to make ends meet.
Topping the list of presents should be Mothers Day gift ideas. This Mothers'' Day however, don''t just
pop into the supermarket and get the first bunch you see. Instead splash out on a spring time selection
of roses, carnations and lilies.
No doubt DIY presents will be popular this year, as everyone''s pockets are less deep than previous
years. So instead of going out for a meal, cook a particularly sumptuous and extravagant dinner at
home.
Encourage young children to make their own cards instead of picking out a box of chocolates from the
corner shop. For older children, a real winner is breakfast in bed as well as a clean and tidy house to
wake up to. The simplest things are usually the best. But use Mothers'' Day as an example of what can
be done every week to help out both our working, and stay at home mums.