FULL-TIME MOMS EXPLORE NEW VALUES

Stay-at-home mother Chen Ying recently approached a publishing house to discuss an album of the hundreds of pen-and-ink drawings she had made of her husband and son as the boy was growing up.

Chen, whose son is now 18, said she was inspired by friends, who often told her they were touched by the heartwarming scenes she captured from daily family life.

"Life as a full-time mother gave me the inspiration for drawing, as I could spend more time with my son," Chen said.