by Sarah Wood

Created on: August 14, 2010

I had to sit down and think about this question first while reading a couple articles stated under the yes answer and the no answer. To come to my full conclusion, I finally had to say no. The world is a scary place, it always has been and always will be a scary place. You need to make sure if your circle of friends, your living situations and other factors are safe for your child. I was raised in both worlds with a working dad that was almost always gone and my mom who tried to shut me away from the world.

Their is a certain underastandability that we need to face when we ask ourselves this question. Are you really protecting your child from the world if you are a stay-at-home parent? Not really. Not only if your child sees you working where they will have a better understanding about money and work, but shielding your child away from the world is just completely pointless and it could harm them psychologically if you end up abusing the word "safe." By abusing the word, I mean by shutting them completely away from society. They will have a harder time growing up if you do not allow your child the freedom to socialize and learn lessons, play and have fun! I am not saying let your child do whatever they want, but don't be afraid or paranoid when your child wants to go to a slumber party!

Stay-at-home parenting is really no different from working, but it could also teach your child some bad manners in life. If they see you playing on the computer all day, they will want their very own computer and most likely will end up becoming a computer junky rather than wanting the freedom to go outside and find activities. They might be more intuned to stay home with you and watch tv all day rather than enjoying themselves with their friends and socialize. Not only that, but a stay-at-home mom might have harder problems dealing with things emotionally and mentally than say the working parent. When you work, you have the experience to get out of the house and get a break for a few hours. Not ony that, but you have your own money to spend and freedom to do things with your child while you are at home. A stay-at-home parent could work but you should be very active and take your children to events or to the park.

Children copy what their parents do, say and eat. Their is nothing wrong with being a stay-at-home parent as long as you are teaching them the right things. It is a yes and no question in reality that is why it is so hard to make a good enough answer for it!

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