And I like to know that I have my own spending money. However, the decision to return to work is not without its own baggage. As working parents attest, putting their children into day care for up to ten hours per day can add to the painful sense that they are missing their children's growing-up years. Hearing about a daughter's first step, or a son's new word from a child-care provider can be an anguishing experience. For parents who return to work solely because of financial reasons, the guilt can be even more unsettling.
Some parents have the best, and the worst, of both worlds.
They contribute to the family's financial bottom-line while taking care of their child on a full time basis. Jackie Mygrant, from Arizona, runs a home-based Discovery Toys business. I am in control of her well-being. All in all, there is no perfect solution. Parents must acknowledge that they have arrived at the decision by carefully examining the needs and desires of family members.