Mothers play a multitude of roles in their children's lives. Aside from
the care and love they provide, they can also function as breadwinners,
personal doctors, nurses, counselors, chefs, tailors, housekeepers, financial
advisers, drivers, coaches, security guards, hairdressers, fashion consultants,
life coaches, and social secretaries.
One important role of mothers is that they are the primary teachers of
their children. One of the first things that children learn from mothers is
language. In fact, the primary language of a person is called his "mother
tongue" or "mother language." It is the language that a child
learns usually from his mother. Because the young child is often closer to his
mother, he naturally picks up the language his mother speaks. Traditionally,
mothers are the first caretakers of their children; they teach the young how to
speak, read and write. The first songs they hear are the lullabies sung by
their mothers.
