Does being a great mom means staying home to attend to all their needs?

Thats a tough call with five children you could be paying more in daycare then it would be worth to go to work.Staying home with kids was the way it always was many years ago but the economy has now made that almost impossible.I was fortunate to be able to work part time during the hours my daughter was in school until she was old enough to stay home by herself for a couple of hours after school.I guess you have to weigh the pros and the cons,finding the right day care can be very difficult and costly. Good luck, Jas

Just thinking how to be a great mom make you already one. The fact that you're thinking of ways on how to give the best to your kids is already a sign of being a great mom in you. You can work at the same time, give them the best possible guidance they can get. You'll be there for them early in the morning to prepare their breakfast, assure them if they have taken their lunch, cook their dinner, and talk about everything..anything..the only thing you have to make sure you won't forget is to be there for them whenever they need you..whenever they need to talk things out. Just making them feel that though your not together 24/7, you are there when they need you. All your efforts will pay off..in time.. God Bless you!

I don't think a mom has to be home to be a good mom. There are lots of great moms who have to work. I can understand your anxiety though because I am a stay at home mom and have thought about going to work. I then think about not being here when the kids get home from school and that breaks my heart. I did work when my oldest two were little but my youngest was a preemie so I quit work to be home with him. I realized that working I did miss out on a lot with my other two. I feel I am a better mom now then I was, but it isn't because I stay home with them. It is because I am older, wiser, a little more patient, and realize that my children should come first. that all just came with maturity in my case. Don't worry you can still be a great mom and work to especially if you have a husband who will help.

My answer to your question is "NO".. I think even though you are a mother you also need to work to give additional income in your family.. I think being a mother is really a very heavy job but it doesn't mean you will just stayed at home and attend the needs of your children and husband.. If ever I will be a mother, I will continue working.. It is really boring to do the same job everyday.. And besides kids are growing up and expenses are also getting higher.. So therefore, additional income is also in needs.. It is okay to stay at home maybe few months after birth because you can't live your child alone with their nanny... I think it is up to the mother (to you) on how you will handle your time and willingness to do that you really want.. I know it is really hard to decide especially if there is no someone who can be trust to really take care of your child..

YES, I feel like It is very important to stay home with your kids and know what they are doimg and have friends to your house, and have it be a safe p;ace for friends to come over. To many parents now both work outside of the home, and the kids are left alone, or daycare all day. I found a way to have the best of both worlds, and that is work from home. YOU make your own hours and your still available for your kids. Your also helping with income. I have been doing it for two years it has changed my life, plus Im meeting new people all the time.

If you feel that helping out with expenses will make you happy, then go for it! I am a mother of 2 boys and I have stayed home with them in the past, I don't regret a single moment of that, but at the time I felt I really needed to help out with finances. My husband was working a very weird schedule which allowed him to have 3 days off and worked 5 days. On those 3 days off I was able to go and get a part-time job. For me, it was a matter of getting out to interact with adults for once and be able to contribute. This made everything easier to deal with. If there is any way you and your husband can work this kind of arrangement out it will be worthwhile. Just remember your first and foremost priority is your children and providing for them in any way possible. That can be happiness on your part or everyday expenses. Good luck with everything.

As much as possible a mother need to be at home most of the time to attend their children's need especially when the children ages are in 0-13 years old. There are also some job or business that you don't need to be away from your home, you just gonna find it ( you will need to do a research). But in some cases that you do have an opportunity to work away from home and situation can't avoid it you do need to check it, seek an advise number 1 to your husband, to your parents, to the church elders. And most of all pray for it. Even though you are working away from home it doesn't mean you can not be a great mom. As long as you care for them, prepare all their needs before going to work, show your love and care, I can say it's just a big sacrifice on your part. Being a mom is a lifetime career, without pay, without vacation, without sick leave, but with a great bonus of TLC (Tender Loving Care) from her husband and children. God Bless!

In my opinion, a mother does not have to stay at home in order to be a good mom. I have worked since I was 15. My son went to daycare starting at 4 months and my daughter at 3 months. I consider myself to be a pretty good mom. Sure, I don't get as much time as I wish I had with them. But, I earn more money than my husband does. I have to work to help make ends meet. He will be retiring in a little over 5 years though. He will be home all the time then.

Depends how much he can do that - with FIVE he sure needs to be on-side and helping. Your priority is to feed and clean, but he really needs to do some of this. If he can do ALL of it then you can go out to work, otherwise working more than a couple of hours a day or so is OUT OF THE QUESTION because you sure have your work cut out. NOW I woudl actually say beond this you owe it to yourself to take at least two or three hours out a week as "me time" where you have earned a treat to indulge yourself ALONE. You have earned this, you deserve this, and personally I would eventually turn into a seething mass of resentment without this. Reading between the lines I get the idea your partner does not pull their weight and you are quite submissive. Tell me if I am wrong.