It doesn't matter if it's the dad or the mom. If one stays home and does everything related to bringing up the babes, running the house, etc., what value would you put on that service on an annual basis?
2007-09-27 06:21:00 · 13 answers · asked by Lady G 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Senior Citizens
I would find a comparable career (or several), such as caretaker, cook, housekeeper, etc. Add up their hourly wage, multiply it by 16 (number of hours a stay at home parent is "working" a day) and then multiply it again by 365 (since you don't get a vacation from your children). When you do this, you will realize that the calue of a stay at home parent is far greater than the typical CEO!
2007-09-27 06:27:26 · answer #1 · answered by Carrot Tan 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I saw a poll on this a couple years ago and it said the daily costs of a stay at home parent would add up to over 200k a year, damn, I really messed up, worked full time and still did it all. Pay, satisfaction in a clean house, good meals, beautiful yards, clean kids and the ability to call a halt and go camping or fishing for the weekend.
2007-09-27 06:33:29 · answer #2 · answered by lilabner 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the reason the 50s were so
great and most everyone was
happy was: Mom stayed home
and kept the house clean,the meals cooked,the clothes washed,the babies tended,the
flowers blooming. The whole
family could go on a picnic
on week-ends instead of
"catching up" on the work.
Mom could keep the teens on
a (fairly) straight course.
Everyone knew their place
in society and were happy
there. If a woman was not
cut out for the home-life,
she was free to follow any
business career she wanted.
I don't remember any
"class" status...There was a large middle class and we
were all pretty happy. At least
me and my friends were.
Or am I getting delusional?
2007-09-28 13:20:13 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I often wondered that...now my kids have kids,and I'm not a stay at home parent - I'm the stay at home GRANDPARENT.I made a commitment to my daughter,and will be there for her till both kids dont need me anymore.and no,I'm no martyr...but I believe that what I am doing is more important than anything else I could be doing.The kids are 2 years and 7 weeks.they live about 6/10ths of a mile from me.I love doing this,and I'm grateful that I CAN do this.I was a pretty bad excuse for a mom,because I was nuts for a good portion of my kids' childhood.I can't change the past,but I can live my amends.
as far as monetary value goes-I dont think you can accurately quantify it.
2007-09-27 06:55:13 · answer #4 · answered by min 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The true value comes out in the productivity of the children, which in the long run could be millions.
2007-09-27 06:33:18 · answer #5 · answered by kayboff 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The wife has held that position for 42 years, I wouldn't
be able to come up with a real number. my guess would
be in the broad range of $60 - $100K a year.
2007-09-27 06:37:36 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
This question was answered on the news not long ago. The total amount came to around $200,000 per year.
2007-09-27 06:29:55 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Priceless! I think that I saw something a while ago that figured the pay would be somewhere around $50,000 to $70,000.
2007-09-27 06:28:14 · answer #8 · answered by noonecanne 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You can't put a price on it.I would have loved to stay home with my boys when they were growing up.
2007-10-01 01:26:10 · answer #9 · answered by fernwood 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no becuase I think it's possible for both to work to better the child's future (college money)....there's no reason for there to be someone who can't work at the same time when the child atleast starts going to school.
2007-09-27 06:28:34 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋