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Life is a cocktail and we have got to get the mix right!
Unhappy at work, ecstatic at home?
Unhappy at home, ecstatic at work?
As work and relationships are two of the biggest ingredients in our cocktail, both scenarios are highly unlikely – the negative energy in one is likely to spill over to the other.
A recent study conducted by Patricia Voydanoff of the University of Dayton, published in the Journal of Adolescent Research highlighted the dangers of negative work stress to your family’s development.
Parents who are short-tempered due to work stress, parents who send more negative messages to their family members because of problems at work, parents who are dismissive of their children's calls for affection because they are poisoned by the negative energy at work, are parents whose kids struggle in school and life.
The study focused in on how parent’s work, use of time, parenting behavior and stress impact their children's grades in school and problem behaviors.
Interestingly enough, no connection was found between parental time at work and the child’s grades and behavior.
The implication – spending quality time as opposed to watching the clock is what’s important in the context of the child’s development.
Posted by Kevin Kelly at
April 26, 2004 10:13 AM