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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Quitting now with my oldest in their first year of middle school and my youngest still in elementary school.

You can pay for good quality childcare when the kids are in their baby and toddler years - good childcare means kids get exposure to language, get socialized, etc. I have no guilt for working when they were young.

As they get older, I realized I want to be the main influence in their lives - and you are really competing with friends and media in a way you aren’t when they are younger.

We also have different conversations now - and I want to be there for them. [/quote]

It's part of the natural process of development that peers are the main influence for kids in middle school and up. You're still important but you're no longer at the center. Not working won't change that.

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That’s not always the case. Teens need a responsible constant adult in their life to talk to. A parent is best. They only look to their peers if there parent is absent emotionally or physically [/quote]

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