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At-Home Mothers Defy The
Stereotypes ~ 
Setting The Record Straight!

Table of Contents


I.  Six important facts about at-home parenting:

1. The majority of preschool children in America do spend their days with their mothers.
A.  Preschool age
B.  Older children
2. Almost eight million American married-couple families with children under the age of 18 have a non-employed mother and/or father.
A.  Census Bureau data regarding maternal employment
B.  Income differential and costs: families with one vs. two wage earners
3.  Fathers in families with an employed mother earn about the same as fathers in families with a non-employed mother (includes Census Bureau data).

4.  The distinction between "employed mother" and "at-home mother" is blurred.

A.  Department of Labor definition of "employed person"
B.  Nearly half of employed mothers in married-couple families with children below age 18 work part-time
C.  Work/Family choices of today's mothers
5.  Most parents want more time with their children.
A.  Center-based care chosen by minority of families
B.  Opinion polls state parents want more time with children
6.  Mothers at home today are there by choice.

II.  Short and long-term benefits of at-home parenting

1.  The importance of early attachment

2.  Emotionally and intellectually healthy children

3.  Morals and values: Parents have the greatest influence

4.  Parents are the real experts on their children

III.  Summary of recent U.S. Census Bureau statistics

IV.  Resources related to issue of at-home parenting

1.  Books

2.  Recent articles and Congressional testimony

3.  Organizations

4.  Child development experts

Our Vision:

Universal recognition of the critical importance of parents’ emotional engagement with their children; societal support for the need of parents and children to spend generous amounts of time together; profound respect for parents who make these commitments and acknowledgement of the short- and long-term benefits to society.

Our Mission: