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Mother or babe?

This refers to the article “Who suffers the most, the crying babe or the pining mother? (Open Page, Aug. 8). Nature intends the mother and the newborn to stay together. This is for the benefit of both. What mothers gain financially by rushing back to work after childbirth, they lose emotionally. Women must stay home for as long as they need to bring up children, at least up to the weaning stage. Society and employers too should recognise this critical need and suitably adjust their hiring practices.

Matthew Adukanil,

Dharmapuri

The pangs of pain a working mother experiences when she leaves the child behind cannot be expressed in words. Nuclear families have become the norm and this has added to the grief of working mothers. Working women become emancipated and economically independent but mothers are no longer able to shower love on their children at the right time. Babies can become emotionally and physically strong only if properly nurtured.

V. GuruVammal,

Kakinada

The writer has recounted the experience she had while running a crèche. But she has not suggested anything except narrating the difficulties faced by the baby and the working mother. We must learn a lesson or two from our grandmothers on how to run a family with single income. If you need a life free of worry, you should look to our ancestry for inspiration and guidance.

E. Sivasankaran,

Coimbatore

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