Do you think it is a wise idea to be a stay-at-home mom?

Answer 1

I think overall it is better for the children if you are a stay at home mom.

Answer 2

I don't think that there is a right or wrong answer to this question. So the important thing to ask yourself is: what makes me happy? A mom that stays at home, because she believes that it is best for the kids might feel unhappy because she resents the fact that she is missing out on building her career, that she went to college and now doesn't get to "use" her degree etc. Or a mom that did decide to go back to work might find it unbearable being separated from her kids most of the day. Unfortunately most of the time moms don't decide to stay at home/ go back to work just by preference: there are financial factors that play a big role in their decision and that too often don't even leave them a choice: does the family need the extra income, will the cost of childcare cover/exceed or be less than what the mother will be able to earn or is there family that can babysit....
Sometimes working part time might be a solution.
But I firmly believe that for children a mom that is happy and fulfilled with whatever her choice might be is the best.

Answer 3

I was a working mom for many years and I have missed a lot of precious time with my children . It's all a matter of money .

If you are able to afford staying home while your children are growing , I honestly believe that it is the best choice that you could make ! They grow so fast and now it's the time to enjoy them !

By staying home this doesn't mean that your life ends here, you can always keep up to date with the interests that you have, and later on when the children are grown up and don't need you as much ,you can find yourself a job .

Answer 4

It is a personal decision, however personally it has worked for us.

We have been a single income family with a stay at home mom. Today I can say, biasedly, that I we have raised two wonderful childeren. But, also unbiased and as an adult, they are also two very good people!!!

I can do nothing but thank my wife for the effort she has put into making my kids this, since it was her decision to stay home with them.

We have been married for 22 yrs, have a 24 yr old and a 20 yr old.

Answer 5

SmartSex if you can afford it and it would make you happy to be a stay at home mother than I believe it would be a wonderful way to raise your children. Sadly however this is not as previlant today as years ago as the cost of everything has forced more woman into the work world. By being a stay at home mom you can enjoy watching your children develop and help them with they get boo-boos etc.

Answer 6

For some people it makes more sense. For instance, in some cases it's cheaper for mom to stay home than it is to pay for daycare. If your work is important to you, then go to work. It just depends on your preference and what works for your family. Both my parents worked and I was a perfectly happy child. I have a friend that only works three days a week (she's a nurse) because that's what works for her and her son is thriving. I really think that happy parents make the best parents.

Answer 7

Yes more people should consider this option now a days. I think the fall of the practice has been the fall of our society in so many ways. The kids since this hasnt been practiced as much have ran wild and become immoral mean people. Yes help save the world, And I truly believe that. I believe if society went back to this practice for the most part society all over the us would change for the better and go back to the times we remember as being fun and safe.

Answer 8

I strongly believe taking care of the children and the home is a fulltime, backbreaking job. I once read a list of tasks a woman does from wake-up to bedtime and, quite honestly, was left open-mouthed in awe. Wether visible or not, it yields huge rewards in binding the family as a single unit, values in children and love from all.

It has its benefits, albeit the appreciation is not as recognizable as bringing a paycheque at the end of the month.

If you can financially afford it, stay at home whilst the child is very young and needs full supervision. As the child grows out of this phase and spends more time away from home (nursery, school, etc.) you can get busy with part-time job and eventually migrate to a fulltime job

Answer 9

Its your personal choice. I just wish I knew if you were single or married. What makes me upset is if someone is on public housing , medicaid while living with a man sucking the system dry yet cant pay for their own personal insurance. Its like if you are living with a man more than likely the case worker doesnt know it yet they are on housing if you cant afford to stay at home then join other working class people and get a job. If you are not on any Gov. Asst ie.. housing, afdc, food stamps, medicaid then by all means its fine. Its not fair when someone is able body and on the system to sit a home while the rest of us work as our tax dollars pay for them. Its like get out there and work like the rest of us and get off the system!

Answer 10

I think it is a personal matter, while my youngest is only 11 weeks i wouldn't be any where but at home but i also know that if i didn't go back to work part-time by the time she's 18 months i'd go mad from boredom!

If your happy being at home full-time then do it, if your happier going back to work to by all means go back.

Being a happy mother makes for a happy childhood!