Written By: Kari Duddeck
Deciding to become a stay at home mom or joining the workforce is a difficult decision to make. It requires a lot of thought and it will alter the lives of the entire family. There is a lot to take into consideration when deciding to become a stay at home mom. The finances are the biggest thing that needs to be thought about. Can the family live without your salary? Is it worth working just to turn around and spend your money on daycare costs? Another important thing to consider is how you feel about another person caring for your child. Are you comfortable with another person taking part in raising your child? It is also important to think about the emotional impact on the potential stay at home mother. Going from the work force to staying at home can toy with emotions. If leaving the work force is going to have a detrimental impact on your emotions it may be better to continue working. Finally it is also important to consider the impact your decision will have on the child. Staying home with your child definitely has its benefits. Children that stay home with their parent often have a better relationship with that parent and children are able to learn more because they have the one on one attention. Going to daycare can also have its benefits. Children are introduced in the social aspects that they need to know and be comfortable with especially once they reach school age and they are introduced to new experiences that they may not be introduced to at home. At the end of the day the choice to become a stay at home mom or a working mom is ultimately up to each individual family. There is no right or wrong answer when it comes to making this choice.
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I completely understand what you are saying. Every family must make their own decisions about whether their children will go to daycare or the mother will stay at home. You brought up a lot of really important things to consider in making the decision. However, I do not agree that, "there is no right or wrong answer". Rather, there is no universal right or wrong answer. For individual families some things are better than others. A family must consider what is the best solution for everyone involved as it pertains to them; in my opinion, even on a child-by-child bases. I believe that, aside from the child-by-child bases, this is ultimately what you meant by your post.
ReplyDeleteYou are right. There is no universal right or wrong answer. For each individual family there is a right or wrong answer. It is up to the adults in that household to make the decision based on what is best for both themselves and the children.
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