Stay-At-Home Parent Struggles

Ways to handle to difficult moments while enjoying it all

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First let me say that being a stay-at-home parent is rewarding. I’ve been one for almost six months now after quitting a lucrative career. Yes, the stay-at-home parent struggles are real, and we’ll dive into how to cope with those challenges, but it’s not all bad.

In fact, if you have the luxury of being a stay-at-home parent and raising your child day-to-day, you are uniquely fortunate. Many families do not have that option. They have to resort to nannies, daycares, or other family members for help.

During the week, most parents who work barely see their children. A stay-at-home parent not only sees their children regularly, they can help ease the household burdens on the parent who works. But this is where the challenges can compound.

Caretaker and homemaker

If you hire a nanny, they usually do not offer additional services for free such as washing dishes, doing laundry, or cleaning the house. They may do some of those things, but rare is the nanny who includes them all at a standard hourly rate.

If you are a stay-at-home parent, those homemaking tasks usually fall to you. That’s in addition to taking care of the kids. This can alleviate some of the…