Extreme mothering

Extreme mothering

I have been sent information from the rather frightening Full Time Mothers campaigning group (FTM). Their website is filled with research justifications about why working harms your child – and why it’s best to be married. And why daycare makes your child a mentallist. Reading through it started to make me feel angry and a little nauseous - actually a lot nauseous. I don't agree with their claims about attachment disorders setting in if you're not with your child all the time. But, today, there's further reports in the press that daycare isn't that great for your child - more ammunition for the FTM campaigners which I'm sure they will use to full effect. Surely, the issue is about allowing women access to the best quality care possible and giving them the choice about how much, if at all, they want to use it. However, the thought of being a FTM, shuffling around with my babies at home all day, does not appeal.