Kids and working parents?

Question

In my personal observation and personal experience. Kids are generally more well behaved, and have better grades in school when one of the parents are a stay at home (mom or dad). What is your opinion? I also believe that the reason that this world is going to sh*t is because there is no one home after school to take care of the kids. And they are generally home alone after school for 2 to 5 hours. Which means that they are usually unsupervised and getting in to some kind of trouble wither you or I know it yet. Do you think that if we went back to the 1950’s or 1960’ where there was always a parent home that our kids would grow up better (like they did back then) and stay out of less trouble? Please give me a little incite to your answer.

Answer 1

ive been home with my two since they were born. they are both honor studets who respect others. With me being home I am able to take them to various after school activities such as sports. I am so thankful i had this opportunity to stay home with them..and YES I think it makes lot of difference

Answer 2

I have to disagree with you a little. It would be wonderful if every child got to come home to a parent, but lets face it, most families can't afford that. I was a latch key kid, and I had great grades and never got in trouble at school or after school. Just like anything else if a parent is firm and demands respect and good behavior while there, then the children know to do it when they are away. I knew what happened if I was bad, I got in trouble. But the boy across the street, still trouble to this day, didn't get in trouble when he was misbehaving and his parents were around. So guess what when they weren't' around he was just as bad, if not worse. I guess what I'm saying is children who are taught good behavior, the difference in right and wrong act the same whether mom and dad are around or not. And kids who get away with everything do what they want. I have met some of these stay at home families and I have really seen no major difference. And if any, the stay home kids were worse than the latch key kids. I think it all depends on the child

Answer 3

I defiantly think a stay at home Mom is the best for the child, but in this day and age its hard to do, I also think kids should not be left alone, most schools offer after school care and I would hope that they would be reasonable on the cost.I was lucky and could stay at home with my kids, but my husband also worked a full and part-time job.

Answer 4

I would disagree,Ma'am...my sisters academics, and so have mine, for that matter,been extremely good, and my mom is a working mother (read supermom)...The world is going to the dogs purely because a culture shift i.e. because what we think, not because of lack of parental influence...In fact, what you may have done 20 years ago which was a norm in your time would've probably altered the way of thinking for the current generation. What really matters to a child growing up is parental interaction,I won't deny that - which doesn't necessarily mean one parent has to sit at home. My mother is a teacher, and she always found time to see our performance in school be there at all our extracurricular activities, take care of us when we were sick and generally be there for us, as was my dad. It truly depends on the connection you have with your parents that determines how much you learn and listen from them. In the 50's & 60's examples you stated, there were still problems in the world, the segregation and all, but what mattered most was parents connected with their children. In this day and age of iPods and cool gadgets, they're being weaned away from their parents to machines..

Answer 5

Unless you are very lucky both parents have to work in this day and age, unless of course they are able to run an at home business but not all of us are that lucky. I think it depends on how much interest any parent takes in their child and their daily activity. A good support system is also the key by that I mean friends and family.

Answer 6

I was left home alone with my sister (who is 2 years younger) while both of my parents were at work starting at age 9. Sometimes I think that that was a bad thing, but people who know my mother (and therefore how nuts and controlling she is)keep telling me that I would be far more messed up if she had been around all day.