Parental Leave Laws are an extremely important but overwhelmingly overlooked necessity in America.
Other countries have proven for years that Paid and Protected Parental Leave strengthen the family unit, as well as the economic and corporate structures. The United States is the only industrialized nation that does not mandate paid leave for mothers of newborns. We must make
Parental Leave Laws a priority for all parents if we wish to improve the standard quality of life in this country and even hope to begin to catch up to the social growth that other countries have been experiencing and perfecting for years. At the very least, parents should be secure in the knowledge that their job is safe during the momentous occasion of welcoming …show more content…
All parents should have the ability to take time off of work and bond with their child.
Family Bonding has been proven to be beneficial to the child, the parents and the family unit as a whole.
Infant mortality, postpartum depression and divorce rates have all shown to be positively affected by increased bonding time in families. While limitations and guidelines are necessary; America is severely behind the curve of where other countries are, and have been for decades in some cases. If
Parental Leave was mandated and available to everyone, there would be more flexibility and opportunity for families to navigate those first few months.
Finally, mothers and fathers that are lucky enough to have been able to take an extended period time off of work, either paid or unpaid, may be concerned about the continued growth of their career. This is a valid concern that many people have voiced over the years, and rightly so. Taking an extended period of time off of work for any reason can put an employee in a tenuous position. We know that
Other countries have proven for years that Paid and Protected Parental Leave strengthen the family unit, as well as the economic and corporate structures. The United States is the only industrialized nation that does not mandate paid leave for mothers of newborns. We must make
Parental Leave Laws a priority for all parents if we wish to improve the standard quality of life in this country and even hope to begin to catch up to the social growth that other countries have been experiencing and perfecting for years. At the very least, parents should be secure in the knowledge that their job is safe during the momentous occasion of welcoming …show more content…
All parents should have the ability to take time off of work and bond with their child.
Family Bonding has been proven to be beneficial to the child, the parents and the family unit as a whole.
Infant mortality, postpartum depression and divorce rates have all shown to be positively affected by increased bonding time in families. While limitations and guidelines are necessary; America is severely behind the curve of where other countries are, and have been for decades in some cases. If
Parental Leave was mandated and available to everyone, there would be more flexibility and opportunity for families to navigate those first few months.
Finally, mothers and fathers that are lucky enough to have been able to take an extended period time off of work, either paid or unpaid, may be concerned about the continued growth of their career. This is a valid concern that many people have voiced over the years, and rightly so. Taking an extended period of time off of work for any reason can put an employee in a tenuous position. We know that