My child wants me to give up my job and be a stay-at-home-mom because she misses me. It pains me to leave her and go to work. Will her development get affected if she continues to miss me?

Research shows that mothers, who start working before the child has been weaned or are one year old, show separation anxiety. Did you start working before your child was one year old? Also how much time do you spend with her after work? What do you do when you are together? Make sure whatever time you get with your daughter is quality time. Don’t get busy with housework after office hours. Do things together and let your daughter know that you can do more of these things again the next day after work. Make the weekends count by making them special. You might also want to check if your child is happy in the crèche or with the caretaker who takes care of her in your absence. Maybe something about that is bothering your daughter and she may not be able to speak with you about it. If your child is having fun and is well engaged in your absence she will adjust better to you not being around.