Stay home? Work?

Obviously if you can't spend as much time with your kids it's harder to be the best parent in the world, but if you're not working how else will they be provided for? Staying home with them isn't going to feed or clothe them, so the best thing to do is find a balance of work and parenting, and if you're lucky you'll even get some free time... when they go to college.

I think it's a good thing to stay at home while the kids are young I did with my 2 and I think they did better when I was there that way I was home to help them with their homework and have supper at a descent hour.

Yes, i stayed home when my girls were young and i am glad i did...i did sell avon and babysat stuff like that but i was home...i now work part time out of the house and my girls are 10 and 13 and while my 13 year old really doesnt care, there are days when my 10 year old still wishes i was at home...she is a mommys girl...

I think if parents want their children to have good upbringing, they should stay at home and teach them, if you are working outside home, you will not get time to take care of them, when you go out working, may be you need to ask someone to take care of them, it may not be good to your children as they may be spoiled or just do not get enough care from the people who take care of them. It is better to stay home with your children so that you know what thet are doing and you can spend more time with them. When they grow up, they may treat you better.

If the parent can afford to stay at home looking after his/her children it is a very good idea. Then the children can have lovely times playing and learning at home. However if money is tight working part time and getting a relative to care for her children is good option. Some full time jobs like office work would allow the parent to spend quality time with their children after work. However a parent that is a teacher would have problems marking all evening with children demanding attention. They might fall behind with housework. My sister stays at home with her baby and she has a four year old at nursery during the mornings and two older children at school. She makes an excellent mother.

I know that for me, it's best that I work, for then I have all the patience in the world with my children. I've done both, and I've found that I'm always in better moods when I come home from a productive day at work, and I love spending time with them. If I'm home and around them constantly, my temper grows short, and I yell a lot. So, for others staying home may be best, but for me, it's working that does it.

it doesn't matter, really. If a person really wants to be involve in the rearing of their children they can do it whether they are home or in an office. I mean, it is only during the day that you can work, you can bond, play and talk with them at weekends. In our time today you will rarely see parents stay at home. You either see them at an office or in their own businesses.