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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It’s odd that you don’t see as what is best for the mother as linked to what is best for the baby. Not that best for mom automatically mean best for baby, but the two are connected.[/quote]

Op here. I agree with you completely but [b]didn’t want to turn this into a usual sahm v wohm debate[/b] with the same tired arguments on savings, career, DH cheating , boredom etc rehashed endlessly[/quote]

Except that this is exactly what will happen because any evidence that this is beneficial to child will be (and has been) stomped out of the conversation by working parents who feel that this threatens their status as "good parents" for making a different choice. So it's really a non-starter.
Do what you want to do and feel confident in your decision, OP.[/quote]

Actually, you don't have evidence that this is beneficial to the child as long as they are well taken care of by someone competent who cares for them, but that's ok. You can make your baseless claims anyway.[/quote]

Actually, multiple peer reviewed studies showing this have been quoted and linked to in this thread.  
But that’s ok.  Continue with the stomping.  [/quote]

DP and Nope.  There is no study or set of studies that definitely proves that kids raised by a SAHP are better off or better people or whatever you want to say than kids raised by WOHPs or WAHPs.  You'll find stuff about maternal caregiving unrelated to work status and SES, perhaps.

If you want to stay at home with your young children, go right ahead and do what works for your family.  But don't dress it up as something it is not.[/quote]

I’m not dressing anything up.  
You are welcome to look back through this thread and critique the studies posted.  Or you can remain an ignorant fool.  [/quote]

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