stay at home dad

The figure is based on a mighty 96 hours of work per week. Undoubtedly being a stay at home mum is a full-time job. Unfortunately, it’s just not a paid one. For some people, it’s paramount to stay at home and raise their children and for other women they choose to go back to work for […]

3 years ago

The value of stay-at-home parents’ work is constantly being underestimated. However, some brand new research from the UK has shed some light on just how much money it would cost to replace the work done by mothers and fathers who stay at home with their children. And that sum, believe it or not, is an […]

5 years ago

Who does what in the home is, as many long-term partners or married couples can attest to, one of the most common reasons we fight with our other halves. The fact of the matter is that when it comes to both housework and childcare, statistics show that it is us women who bare the absolute […]

6 years ago

If there is one word that sums up my life as a working parent (apart from LOVE, because, really I do love my kids and my busy, chaotic life), it is ‘relentless.’ Because, honestly, it really is. And I am lucky in that I have a bit of flexibility with my work, but still; trying […]

7 years ago

YES to this. It pains us to say it but some people, for whatever reason, are of the opinion that being at home with your children instead of working outside the home is ‘easy’. Now what gives those people the right to make such assumptions is beyond us but it’s extremely rage-inducing all the same. […]

9 years ago

The CSO report was released this week.

9 years ago