Fifty-seven per cent of the 5,900 mothers who took part in an online survey on the top ten issues that mothers would vote on, conducted by Netmums, said that policies to help parents who wished to stay at home while their children were small would be a key issue for them.
One mother wrote, 'There has been a big focus on pushing parents back into work with a lack of foresight into what the long-term affects may be on the children. Parents who do not live off benefits but who chose to stay at home and look after their children full time should be celebrated.'
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