What happens when mothers combine work and children? It equates to mom guilt. It happens when they feel guilty for not giving their kids a hundred percent of their time to take care of their kids.
Most women are struggling with mom guilt because their attention at home is divided. This is especially true with four moms featured on "Ritual's Make Your Self Virtual Event." Apart from starting and managing their companies, they have to take care of their children and do house chores.
Katerina Schneider, founder and CEO of Ritual, interviewed four busy moms in "Juggling priorities: When work is your second child."
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Moms share tips to avoid mom guilt
If you feel the same way, read on to find out how successful moms (both work and at home) manage mom guilt.
Ariel Kaye, founder and CEO of Parachute
Kaye explained that she loves her daughter, but she admits that she has to work. She said that she loved being in the office and collaborating with her team. The doting mom knows that working could help her become the best mom for her child. She must get her brain working because it is different from when she does her role as a mom. However, she makes it a point to spend time with her daughter without sacrificing what makes her happy.
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Lauren Gores, co-founder of Summer Fridays
At first, Gores felt mom guilt, but after a while, she realized that she has enormous love for her company and her child, and that makes her less guilty. She likes being in two places at once and feels proud that she could do both work and care for her child. There may be times when she could not attend to her child's needs, but at the end of the day, she decided to forgive herself for that small thing. By being present to her kid, it made her feel less guilty.
Haylie Duff, co-founder of Little Moon Society
What helped Duff not feel mom guilt was the nanny of her two kids. The nanny told her that children do not track how long their mother spends time with them. By spending undivided attention with your kid even for just 20 minutes, it already means a lot. She believes that we only make the pressure that we feel, so it would be helpful to be a perfectionist mom at home so everyone could be happier.
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Sarah Gibson Tuttle, founder and CEO of Olive & June
Tuttle believes that the community that you are in helps you in feeling less guilty. She said that it is important to surround yourself with people that help you. What she found helpful is by giving your all when you bond with your child. It makes spending even a small amount of time with her kid more fun for her and her child.
