Working moms, stay-at-home moms – the so-called Mommy Wars can now end – or at least one of them.

According to new research, children whose mothers work during their early years do as well at school as those with stay-at-home mothers.

An analysis of six studies was done, reviewing 40,000 children over the last 40 years. The results? There was no link between mothers continuing their careers and children achieving less at school or misbehaving.

No more guilt, moms?

The myth was that children born to moms in the 1970s, 1980s and early 1990s didn’t perform as well in school. But the new research found that children born since the mid-1990s whose mothers worked during their early years did just as well as stay-at-home moms.

Heather Joshi of the University of London’s Centre for Longitudinal Studies said that this “generational change” is thanks to better maternity leave and more affordable childcare.

I’m not sure how other moms will feel about this latest research, however. A March article in the Daily Mail says that mothers who go back to the workplace are valued more than those who do not.

What is the point of these studies? At the end of the day, families make their own choice for what suits them. For some, that means staying home to raise their children. For others it’s going back to work.

What do you think of these latest studies?

More at Reuters.