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[quote=Anonymous]As PPs have said, I think SAHM is most important from 0-3. If I didn’t have a combo of WAH flexibility + involved DH + tons of grandparent help, I would have definitely quit. I think SAHM for school-age kids is overkill unless you’re dealing with SN or something like that. If both spouses have flexible jobs where they can be there for all the big events, that’s more than enough. I actually think it’s harmful to kids to be over-involved in their academic or social lives. You should be available enough such that they come to you with important issues, but not so available that they run to you with little things that they should be figuring out themselves. Otherwise, how will they develop their problem-solving and executive functioning skills? Anecdotally, my two friends with over-involved SAHMs did fine in high school but not so great in college or in their careers, and eventually quit themselves because their jobs didn’t cover childcare.[/quote]
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