Why working mums should ditch the pointless guilt

Early last month, a leaked report suggesting that working parents are damaging their children’s health caused much debate and upset among Irish parents, particularly mothers, who tend to feel the brunt of guilt-inducing headlines.
The fact that the report, (Healthy Lifestyle: Have Your Say, from the School of Applied Social Studies, UCC), which has since been published, says very little about the impact of dual-working families is almost moot — the damage is done.