Motherhood Issues A recent poll by Wahara.com finds 79% of mothers list personal, emotional and physical challenges as their hardest. Women know children are time consuming and demanding, but what these women are finding is that children are ALL consuming and ALL demanding. 38% reported sleep deprivation, 36% wrestle with finding time for themselves, and 24% struggle with self esteem issues. Only 38% of mothers sited skills-based issues as challenges. (Wahara.com 5/6/05)