Humanity is like a flowing river, where the old water continuously flows away, making room for new water to take its place. The same is true for the human caravan; as the previous generation departs, a new generation takes its place. The role of a woman as a mother is to prepare the next generation.  The task assigned to her by nature is to prepare this new generation. It is her responsibility to nurture better individuals for the next generation, every time. To fulfil her role, God has imbued the mother with immense love for her child, and the purpose of this love is to enable them to train their children with love and patience, show them the right path, and give them the strength to face all odds. But most mothers have turned their love to pampering their children and so have led them astray from the nature God had intended for them. Mothers should use their God-given capabilities to train their children in the realities of life and help them become duty-conscious and contributing members at home so that they can become contributing members of society at large. Then mothers can play a constructive role in bringing up their children so that they do not deviate from the true nature they were born with.

Source: Women in Islam