Family Health
Five Ways That Studying Online Can Help You Be A Better Mum When you become a stay at home mother your world can become a whole lot smaller. Your time becomes taken up by nap times, feedings, nappy changes, tummy time and everything else that comes along with it. All too soon (or maybe just in time, depending on how you feel about it!) the time may come for you to re-enter the workforce. This can be an incredibly daunting prospect for many of us, particularly if our maternity leave was quite long. You may well be concerned about having lost out on skill sets and being behind the eight-ball in terms of workplace knowledge. You may worry about being left behind or overlooked – or forgotten about all together. You may be wondering what direction to head in while you continue to provide care for your children both inside the home and plan for where they’ll be going once you’re back into the workforce. There’s a light at the end of the overwhelming tunnel that could see you through to the other side. Electing to begin a course of online study prior to going back to work has potential untold benefits not only for you but for your kids as well.
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Your Local Families Magazine April / May 2018
HOW CAN STUDYING ONLINE BENEFIT MY CHILDREN? Studying online will demonstrate to your children the importance of lifelong learning and education. You’ll be promoting a strong model of female empowerment as you show them that you can wear different hats at once. You can be a mum and a student and a worker and a colleague. You don’t just have to fit into one box and by demonstrating this to your children you are introducing them to concepts like autonomy, choice, ownership and independence.
HOW CAN STUDYING ONLINE HELP ME? In addition to providing an excellent female role model to your children and opening the door to a more flexible family income, there are many ways that studying online can dramatically improve your life and your parenting.