Part 1 of Essay
The Effects of Working Mothers on their Children One mother expresses her personal experience and opinion on the effects of her employment on the children “I am happy to see support for the mom who wants to work outside of the home. By my children seeing me go to work, I am teaching them the values of hard work, commitmen ....

Part 2 of Essay
.... for the benefit of the children” (abcnews.com 2). For many years women have believed that if they returned to work after having children, their children would be harmed by the lack of a mother’s presence. This belief is no longer true. Studies have shown, “Despite the declining population of young people, the number and proportion of children with working mothers rose steadily during the past decade” (Kamerman 13). In fact, “1979 was the first time more U.S. children lived in families with a mother in the lab ....