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How working mothers can navigate attachment theory guilt

My husband and I both work full-time and rely on daycare, but I keep reading about the importance of maternal attachment and wonder if I'm damaging my baby by not staying home with him.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Economic necessity and career fulfillment collide with cultural messages about optimal mothering.

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