Should I quit my job to stay home with my kids?

Question

I have two one year old twin boys. I work part time and I love it and love dressing up for the job and getting a break, but part of the reason why I loved it too is because my sister watched them until now and felt so safe leaving them with her. Now I have to get a nanny and I am worried. Day care is out of the question. Should I just quit? What do the statistics say? I love my job so much but I want to do what is right for my kids because I love them much much more.

Answer 1

u can take a break for quite some time and looked after ur kids till the time they go for play school or if u can manage to keep a person who can take care of ur kids.

Answer 2

really the best thing for kids is to have their mother there for them full time!!!

so if u are finacially secure enough to quit your job

being home full time is the best for your kids

of course a break is nice

going on weekly dates [husband? idk]

or just YOU time [spas are nice]

or a  night out w/ friends

leaving your kids w/a babysitter once a week is fine and uget your break so u don't lose your sanity w/ TWIN BOYS WOW

LOL

good luck

Answer 3

i am a mother of 14 month old twin boys. i work part time too but my mother or my husband watches them for me. but i work because i have to. if i could i would stay home with them cuz i don't want them going to daycare at all. do what you feel is the right thing. if you can maybe try to find someone else to watch them and maybe change your schedule then do that. but honestly i wouldn't want someone i don't know to take care of my children because i love them and want them to be taken care of perfectly. but do what is in your heart. good luck. and congrats. don't you love having twins. i do.

Answer 4

Stay home.  Nobody can look out for your children more than you, even nannies have "issues" at times.  If family can't stay with them, stay home.  I am a SAHM, I love it.  I decided to stay home after there was a ? about a caregiver.  I made the decision that and never looked back.  It was the best choice!

Answer 5

aiiii if you quit and waited a year or two would it be waiting for you to go back to??? then you could find a really good day care instead of having some random person watch your kids

Answer 6

I don't know what statistics you are referring to, but only you can decide what is best for you and your family.  If you love what you do at your job, then keep doing it.  I would never quit something that I really loved simply because other people suggested me to do it.  You can be a great mother AND continuing working at a job that you love.  Just sit down and make a list of all the pros and cons.

For me, working part-time and paying a Nanny wasn't worth it to me.  All the money I would have earned went straight to the Nanny.  That being said, it wasn't a job that I was in love with.  I had no problem leaving it behind and just staying home with my kids.

Answer 7

Trying getting a job at home.http://lin.cr/0fk

Answer 8

There are alot of working mothers now and most prefer the services of a home based care provider like a Nanny or Family Day Care Mother.  If you go through a Nanny agency, the employees are well trained and go through a highly strict background check (you can confirm this with the agency).

While your children are young, most parents choose to stay with them until they are about 3 - 4, but like yourself, I don't plan on being a stay at home mother and will be returning to the workforce as well as I enjoy working.

Your kids should be fine with a Nanny - just make sure that you conduct thorough checks on both the agency and the nanny prior to their commencement date

Answer 9

I whole-heartedly say STAY HOME!!! Children grow so quickly you will look back and wish you'd had more time with them while they were little.  

Look into working from home for exra income. For ways to save money visit moneysavingmom.com (it really works-I save $40 or more a week).

Treasure each moment with your children--time flies--Our children are God's greatest gift to us!

Answer 10

If you can afford it, by all means stay home.  However, if you are on/will need to be on any form of public assistance (wic, welfare, food stamps, medicaid, etc.), I'm afraid you'll just just have to keep working.

Answer 11

My mom was a stay at home mom and I loved it.  But for some women, they want to work and enjoy it.  That's perfectly fine and normal, as long as your children handle it okay. If your children are okay with somebody else taking care of them during the day, than there shouldn't be any problem.  Perhaps hire a nanny before your sister stops watching them and let them get used to this nanny first before she takes over.  I do agree that daycare should not be an option, especially at this age.