: Teen discipline issues are among the top three challenges faced by mothers today, noted Minister of Women, Family, and Community Development , Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri.
“This is followed by children’s education and family expenses,“ she said during her speech at the National Mother’s Day Celebration 2024 themed ‘Thank You, Mother’ at the LPPKN family centre in Ayer Keroh today. Her Royal Highness bestowed the Mother’s Inspiration Award upon Rahamah Mohtar, 61, from Kapar, Selangor, in recognition of her unwavering dedication to caring for her 21-year-old son Ahmad Mujahid Azmi, who has cerebral palsy.
“Working mothers spend much of their time dealing with demanding daily routines, needing to wake up early to attend to their children and family, working an average of eight to ten hours a day, returning home late afternoon or early evening, and continuing their duties as a wife and mother at home.