Advantages and Disadvantages of both parents working.

In my opinion it is possible to have one of the spouses working, and the other one, preferably the mother staying at home or else working a 'small' job, such as work from home, part-time work or flexi-hour job that can coincide with the kids' school times. I totally disagree that afetr a day at school kids should go to a nursery, grandparents or worse still stay home all alone! I also disagree that young babies and toddlers are raised in child care centres. Raising your child is an unforgettable experience and unfortunately many mums are wasting it just to go to work! I believe that if proper money management and time allocation is made, the mother can stay at home so as to take proper care of the kids and the home. The family setting is much more relaxed and peaceful like this. So why should we allow money take up our whole days?!

I am strictly with the view that at least one parent must be at home to take care of the children in the house.. especially in the current era of generation where it is perhaps very necessary that parents must be attentive towards children. And parents must switch to work together only if they are bound by the circumstances . And nowadays as literacy rate of female is quite increasing , they can use it to pass on their children. However, I am not against if woman practices some works in the house itself like tailoring or tutoring .. etc. I am happy that you are housewife..

I think it depends on the couples perspective. I know a family where both the parents worked, but still managed to raise their children well. I also have co-workers who both work, and the tending of the children were left to a nanny or a close relative who stays at home. It also depends on the household's situation so we can't generalize here. But as you said, it has pros and cons and most of the time, it's the children that are mostly affected.

I also grew up with my mother staying at home because my father don't want us to be left home without any parental supervision that's why he didn't approve my Mom to work even if there is a good work opportunity for her. I thank my father because of that because my siblings and I grew right. I have cousins that already have children and my cousins and their spouses is both working thats why my nephew/niece left at home. I just notice their attitude is not that good. I think its because of the absence of their parents.

Nowadays, it's so common for both parents working since as many people say " these days are tough" especially when it comes to financial matters and life now is fast paced. Women are more capable now of working and earning on their own which makes them the second breadwinner next to their husbands. In my opinion, both can work as long as you will leave the kids just for the maximum of 9 hours (office hours) and spend the rest of the hours with your family but of course, you have to leave your kids with somebody you really trust. You don't have to devote so much time at work since both of you are making money. What's so much important is your children, your family. They need YOU most of all not just what you can provide materially.

My mom is house wife too and In my idea a housewife mother have more time to spend with family and it is too important for feeling more love and comfort at home. My aunties work out and in comparision to my cousins I had better and happier childhood. my cousin they missed some time in childhood about being and feeling mother's love as they grow up with grandmother they used to call her mom and usually call their mother aunty in their childhood.

I would have loved to stay at home and rise my children, but financially it wasn't in the cards. I do think there are benefits to daycare. Our children get a different perspective on things because it's different then what Mom and Dad do. They also get early social interaction with other children. I think it really depends on the individual. Being a stay at home mom would have been great, but I also know how much I enjoy working. It takes a lot of commitment to be home everyday. As I look back on it now, I'm happy with my choice to work.

Well it is 2013 and yes there are some stay at home parents, but in my opinion that is up to your household and what you want to do. Me I have two boys and my husband is military, so I am a stay at home mom for now, but soon I will be working, because I want to have a career and make sure our kids have a better life growing up. I wanted something that I can call mine. I think that it is great for both parents to work, but if you want to wait until the kids start school that is a good way to go. One of you can work or both work while kids are at school and one can get off before kids get out of school. I mean it all depends on what you are doing too like the job and everything. Good Luck

My husband and I are both teachers, so we have no choice. In our school, no one gave up the work in order to raise a child. It's very difficult for us to raise my daughter, especially when she was very little. I have six months's maternity leave. My mum came to help me when my daughter was just born, about two months, then the last four months I looked after her myself, I have had a backache since then. After the six months's maternity leave, my father-in-law came to look after her for two months, then I put her in my mum's house about four months, I could not see her as it's a long distance from mine to my mum's. IT's a suffering for me. Then when she's one year and two months old, I brought her back and sent her to a nursery school near my working school, in this case, I could see her every day. I admire that some mums can stay at home to be a housewife only, but I can't , if I do so, I may lose the job which is not easy to find again. And my husband's salary can not provide our family's all spending.