Growing Up Like Mom Has Many Plusses for Today’s Younger Women

Mother's Day is Just Around the Corner

Dallas 4/20/2009 11:38 PM GMT (TransWorldNews)

With Mother’s Day just around the corner, let’s celebrate Mom.

For today’s young women, growing up to be like mom has lots of upside:

You can be anything you want --just not all at once.

In the 1960s and '70s, women raised families, kept a tidy home, crashed the glass ceiling and even burned a few bras.

Rosanna Hertz, Ph.D., chair of the Women's Studies Department at Wellesley College, says today’s women learn to prioritize differently than their mothers. “This generation wants it all, but they don't need to be at the top the way their mothers did," she says.

Hertz also says today's younger women should take a cue from their moms and be less perfect. “I don't think our mothers sat around and graded themselves like this younger generation does. So what if we leave the house with the beds unmade and the dishes not done?"

You are what you eat.

When you were a kid, “Drink your milk" and “One more bite of broccoli!" formed a litany. Then you grew up and realized Mom was right. You learned that bone mass peaks in your 20s and a good diet can help shield you from everything from cancer to heart disease.

Playtime is essential.

Older generations of moms had it right when it came to playing. Enjoy more free play.

Make more messes. Play with no purpose at all. “Mothers feel that everything today has to have an agenda. But the old-fashioned 'Let's bake together' or 'Let's color together' propositions are fine and fun," says Hertz.

Make time for you.

Mom today is always on duty. It’s important that moms be intentional about scheduling time away. Join a social or volunteer group. Get regular massages. Or take your mom out to lunch. After all, both of you deserve it.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 55 percent of mothers with infant children are in the labor force today.

“A great Mother’s Day gift for Mom is a Massage Envy gift card,” said Lance O'Pry, Dallas/ Fort Worth regional developer for Massage Envy, the leading provider of massage therapy in the U.S. “Regular massage is a wonderful way to relax, ease tension and feel better about yourself. And every Mom needs that.”

And speaking of Mother’s Day, Massage Envy gift cards make wonderful Mother’s Day gifts. Gift cards are available in all denominations. All gift card purchases in Dallas/Fort Worth of $50 or more will receive a gift certificated from Calloway’s Nursery for five free bedding plants.

An introductory Massage Envy one-hour massage session (a 50-minute massage and time for consultation and dressing) is just $39. Memberships are available for $49 per month and include a 1-hour massage session. Members may also enjoy unlimited additional 1-hour massage sessions at the $39 member rate.

Log on to www.massageenvy.com to find the nearest Massage Envy clinic. There are 25 Massage Envy locations throughout the Metroplex. All are open seven days a week.

More Americans are turning to therapeutic massage treatment to relax, relieve tension and ease the daily stresses of their busy lives. Massage therapy is an easy way to help maintain good health and achieve a balanced lifestyle.

Regular massage therapy improves posture and circulation, lowers blood pressure and helps manage pain, relaxes muscles, strengthens the immune system, enhances post-operative rehabilitation, and improves rehabilitation after injury.

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Massage Envy Limited, LLC is a national franchise of massage therapy clinics dedicated to providing professional and affordable therapeutic massage services to consumers with busy lifestyles at convenient times and locations. Founded in 2002, Massage Envy has opened 500 clinics in 38 states in just over five years, with 300 more franchises currently under development from coast to coast and 25 locations in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. For more information about Massage Envy, visit the website at www.MassageEnvy.com. *Not all types of massage available at all clinics.

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