Mothers who spend lots of time with children get more stressed - study

Kenya: The pressure to spend so much quality time with children stresses mothers out so much it may actually make them worse parents than if they just focused on making more money, according to a recent study. The study by the University of Maryland found that mothers need less on frontal-lobe development and deep connection with our children.

The “How Does the Amount of Time Mothers Spend with Children Matter?” authors found that the pressure to spend quality time with children means all parents — working and stay-at-home — schedule both professional and housework around the children’s activities to maximise this presumed critical time together, at the detriment to all parties’ emotional well-being.