Adult holidays and holidays with the children are very different things. Photo / 123RF
Adult holidays and holidays with the children are very different things. Photo / 123RF
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Psychologists have suggested that mothers should take holidays with friends, not family - and this includes leaving the children behind.
Experts are urging tired mothers to go on "mum-cations", holidays without theiroffspring, to take a proper break from domestic and family responsibilities.
According to psychology professor Dr Nava Silton, these breaks are essential to a mother's wellbeing and, therefore, good for the children too.
Motherhood can be very stressful—whether it's financial stresses, time stresses, just trying to get a whole lot done in a very short period of time," she told Fox5NY.
"I think it's really important for mothers to be rejuvenated and refreshed."
The numbers don't lie: more and more parents are desperate for a break.
Last year, PureProfile wrote about the rise of the "honeyboomer" trend. Honeyboomers are parents aged 40s and 50s who go on holiday without their children.
