An 8-year-old girl went to her dad, who was working in the yard. She asked him, "Daddy, what is sex?" The father was surprised that she would ask such a question, but decides that if she is old enough to ask the question, then she is old enough to get a straight answer. He proceeded to tell her all about the "birds and the bees." When he finished explaining, the little girl was looking at him with her mouth hanging open. The father asked her, "Why did you ask this question?" The little girl replied, "Mom told me to tell you that dinner would be ready in just a couple of secs."

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Are Working Moms Healthier? Women who juggle career and family tend to be thinner and healthier as they approach midlife than long-term stay-at-home moms, a new study suggests.
In an effort to answer that question, the University College London epidemiologist examined data from self-reported health questionnaires and face-to-face interviews from 1,171 women born in 1946 who had been part of a national health study since birth. Measurements of height and weight were taken during the face-to-face interviews.
They found that at age 54, women who had been wives, mothers, and had a long work history were significantly less likely to report being in poor health than women who did not fulfill all three roles.
Early-life health did not appear to influence. Findings also suggested that the stresses associated with holding down a job while raising small children take their toll on women's health.
Researcher Jason Schnittker, PhD, told WebMD at the time that when children were younger than 6, a working woman's health suffered, but it began improving afterward. The health of working men in the study did not appear to be influenced by this same time period of children's age.

Working Moms Want More Family Time One in four working moms report they are dissatisfied with their work/life balance and are actively seeking jobs that will provide them with more flexibility, according to the CareerBuilder.com survey, "Working Moms 2006."
Another 52 percent of working moms say they are willing to take a pay cut to spend more time with their children, a significant jump from 38 percent last year. Nearly one in ten are willing to take a pay cut of 10 percent or more. One in ten say they bring work home three to five days a week. Thirty-eight percent admit to missing at least two significant events in their children's lives in the last year due to work; one-in-ten have missed more than five events.

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