Staying Home Instead: How to Balance Your Family Life (and Your Checkbook)

A sensible, practical guide for every mother who wants to be home with and for her children.
--Arlene Rosen Cardozo, author of Sequencing and Women at Home

Staying Home Instead is a key resource for all parents who have wondered if one of them--usually the mother--can stay home and care for the children while maintaining both sanity and a decent family bank balance.

The author, a former beleaguered working mother, urges parents to attAnd to their personal needs and reasserts the value, excitement, and joy of caring for their children. This book will be invaluable for parents, particularly women, who feel pressured to continue working, but want to understand its effect on their children. The author encourages readers to explore alternatives that make good financial and personal sense. This revised edition also offers concrete information on writing a resume, running a home business, using flex-time professional work, and telecommuting.