which job is more important to a family....stay-at-home parent or breadwinner??

Answer 1

Breadwinner.

You have to provide for you family SOME kind of way, don't you?

Answer 2

It shouldn't be a contest. In good relationships, nobody "keeps score" and nobody tries to diminish the importance of the other partner's contribution to the relationship. People who have kids need to put the best interests of the kids in the forefront of what they do, and kids need both support at home and adequate financial resources to meet the needs of the family.

In functional families, if there is a breadwinner parent and a stay-at-home parent, the two parents appreciate the contributions each make. The breadwinner should be grateful for the support of the stay-at-home spouse in taking care of household maintenance and other home administration items (i.e., doctor and dental appts., school issues, shopping, food preparation, etc.), which frees the breadwinner to concentrate on the job he/she does. The stay at home spouse should be grateful for the efforts the breadwinner makes to earn a living that provides resources for the family and frees the stay-at-home spouse to take care of the family.

...And each spouse is ready, able and willing to supplement the other if circumstances require, without complaining and without demeaning the other spouse.

If two people can't work together like a team, pulling in the same direction, then they need help and probably should seek counseling from an objective professional. People who love and respect each other and have a solid relationship don't keep score or argue over who is doing more for the relationship. There isn't resentment or jealousy about who does what. Everyone acknowledges the contribution that everyone makes and nobody feels demeaned or slighted.

Answer 3

well, if one of the parents wants to be at home and the family can cut back on expenses enough to have this happen, then that is what is important.

But if you had to choose between being at home and it meant going without critical supplies, which would you choose? Based on that question, I feel it is more important to be a breadwinner, IF the family will need that money in order to survive.

For many of us moms, we work outside the home, not because we feel we need a career, but we feel that it is important to take care of our family financially. So, if we need to work, we find the job that will provide the best income possible and if it's fulfilling to us as well, it's a bonus.

Finally, let me give you some food for thought...over the past few years I have worked in human resources positions where I hired entry level people. Almost every week a mother would come in and apply who had never planned to be other than a stay at home parent, but the mom found that financially she needed to go back to work (not every mom is able to collect child support). Unfortunately, these women have no job skills that allow them to get into a decent paying job. Can you imagine trying to work an $8.00 per hour job and pay out $6.00 per hour in childcare? But if your alternative is NO money at all? Which would you choose? That's why I urge all young women who choose to be a stay at home mom, to always have a backup plan so that if the worst happens, they are able to easily move into a decent paying job position.

Answer 4

if you're more into providing your family with a nuturing background and a healthy mental-state, then it would be the stay at home parent. But if you're more interested in the wants and basic physical needs, the breadwinner. Both are equally important, and neither can survive without the other for an optimal relationship. You can stay at home and make sure your family is emotionally healthy.... but without the breadwinner, there would be no nourishment...

Answer 5

Good question. But myself and my wife have done both. Right now she work's part time and I work full time now, And I am working on my Master degree. And we have two daughter, 7 and 5. But for the first few years I stayed home to rise my two daughters, Because my wife wanted to work. So I was a stay home daddy, And when our girls where in School, I went to college on line and studied for my master degree. I feel both are important, But I put my family first. Because if your a family together you will always be breadwinner.

Answer 6

They are both equally important. You can't have a stay-at-home parent without the other being the breadwinner.

Answer 7

Neither job is less important than the other one- If you are asking because ur hubby says he does more than you. trade for week. make a DETAILED list and let him do the work for a week, sure the first day might seem easy cause you have it down to a T- but after a couple days he is gunna be more tired than working a "normal" job, ESP if you stick to your guns and make him do it 24/7 like you do- On the other hand if you went to work for a week it would KILL you to be away from you family and deal with other people all day.

Family is a partnership of two people and that divides into two equal parts.

Answer 8

They are equally important. There couldn't be a stay at home parent without a bread winner.

Answer 9

Do without a few things and be a stay at home parent!

Answer 10

Both because my husband didnt want me to work he did the out job and i took care of the children and the house and baby sit on the side

Answer 11

It depends on which you need most. I'm sure though that being a stay at home parent will be quite rewarding though.