Child Welfare League: Mothers Lack Rest in Childcare, Encourage Substantial Fatherly Involvement
A survey by Taiwan's Child Welfare League Foundation reveals that mothers' biggest challenge in childcare is lack of rest. It advocates for breaking the stereotype of "mothers only" childcare, encouraging fathers' substantial participation, and urges government and businesses to expand childcare support.
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(Central News Agency reporter Chang Hsiung-Feng, Taipei 4th) The Child Welfare League Foundation today released its 2026 survey results on the childcare situation for Taiwanese mothers. The biggest challenge found was the lack of personal rest time. The Foundation encourages substantial fatherly involvement to break the stereotype of "mothers only" childcare and suggests that the government should expand public childcare care and services, while businesses should implement workplace-friendly measures.
The Child Welfare League Foundation today issued a press release announcing the results of its "2026 Survey on the Childcare Situation for Taiwanese Mothers." The survey found that as high as 92.6% of women agree that "children should be the center of life," while 65% of mothers express distrust in fathers' performance. This "mothers only" psychological label leads to overworked mothers.
The Child Welfare League Foundation pointed out that 66.3% of mothers feel that "having children leaves them with almost no time and flexibility in their lives," and over half (55.9%) believe that "it is difficult to balance different responsibilities because of children." Furthermore, 34.0% even feel "overwhelmed by parental responsibilities."
Overall, the Child Welfare League Foundation stated that the survey shows only 22.1% of people feel it is easy to raise children in Taiwan, a significant gap of 3 to 4 times compared to Sweden, France, and Germany, and also lagging behind neighboring Japan by 16 percentage points.
Further analysis of the difficulties faced by Taiwanese mothers in childcare shows that the top difficulty is "lack of personal rest time," followed by "difficulty balancing family and other life roles" and "worry about family finances." Full-time mothers generally have a higher proportion of concerns or difficulties in various childcare aspects compared to working mothers.
When investigating the needs for childcare assistance for two groups, working mothers have a higher proportion needing "childcare that meets their needs," while full-time mothers have a higher proportion needing "temporary childcare or respite services."
However, the survey also showed that despite the hard work and stress, 90% of mothers believe that the satisfaction brought by caring for children is irreplaceable.
According to the survey, mothers are the primary caregivers in almost all divisions of parental labor. The Child Welfare League Foundation calls on society to break the stereotype of "mothers only" childcare and encourage fathers' substantial participation; and for the government to expand public childcare care and services, and for businesses to implement workplace-friendly measures. (Edited by Lee Hen-Shan) 1150504
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(Central News Agency reporter Chang Hsiung-Feng, Taipei 4th) The Child Welfare League Foundation today released its 2026 survey results on the childcare situation for Taiwanese mothers. The biggest challenge found was the lack of personal rest time. The Foundation encourages substantial fatherly involvement to break the stereotype of "mothers only" childcare and suggests that the government should expand public childcare care and services, while businesses should implement workplace-friendly measures.
The Child Welfare League Foundation today issued a press release announcing the results of its "2026 Survey on the Childcare Situation for Taiwanese Mothers." The survey found that as high as 92.6% of women agree that "children should be the center of life," while 65% of mothers express distrust in fathers' performance. This "mothers only" psychological label leads to overworked mothers.
The Child Welfare League Foundation pointed out that 66.3% of mothers feel that "having children leaves them with almost no time and flexibility in their lives," and over half (55.9%) believe that "it is difficult to balance different responsibilities because of children." Furthermore, 34.0% even feel "overwhelmed by parental responsibilities."
Overall, the Child Welfare League Foundation stated that the survey shows only 22.1% of people feel it is easy to raise children in Taiwan, a significant gap of 3 to 4 times compared to Sweden, France, and Germany, and also lagging behind neighboring Japan by 16 percentage points.
Further analysis of the difficulties faced by Taiwanese mothers in childcare shows that the top difficulty is "lack of personal rest time," followed by "difficulty balancing family and other life roles" and "worry about family finances." Full-time mothers generally have a higher proportion of concerns or difficulties in various childcare aspects compared to working mothers.
When investigating the needs for childcare assistance for two groups, working mothers have a higher proportion needing "childcare that meets their needs," while full-time mothers have a higher proportion needing "temporary childcare or respite services."
However, the survey also showed that despite the hard work and stress, 90% of mothers believe that the satisfaction brought by caring for children is irreplaceable.
According to the survey, mothers are the primary caregivers in almost all divisions of parental labor. The Child Welfare League Foundation calls on society to break the stereotype of "mothers only" childcare and encourage fathers' substantial participation; and for the government to expand public childcare care and services, and for businesses to implement workplace-friendly measures. (Edited by Lee Hen-Shan) 1150504
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