Task 1-What are the Pro's and Con's of having two working parents?

Why work? Many parents work simply because they have to, to pay the bills, but the cost of childcare can take a significant share of their income. We weigh up the pros and cons of working and staying at home.

Try not to be influenced by stereotypes of parenthood. Being a working parent doesn't mean they'll neglect your child's needs, and staying at home doesn't mean a life of frustration.
There are plenty of working parents with bags of energy who spend a lot of time with their children; equally, there are exhausted at-home parents who can't seem to find a spare moment for anything.

If parents do work, then there'll be times when they'll face a crisis at work and thier partner will have to step in and handle the family duties that day. Equally, a family crisis such as their child becoming ill, or perhaps your nanny or childminder being unable to care for your child, means that one of them will have to handle the situation.It's important that they have the slack somewhere in your lives to handle this. What's unbearably stressful is when two working parents are both over-committed leaving no one to bail them out in a crisis.

Pro's

When two parents work,they contribute to a higher family income.
many parents are focused more on their careers.so instead of focusing on thier children they keep thier career going.
Many enjoy the intellectual challenges and social interaction of working life.But what is more important?enjoying your parenthood or work?Feeling valued in a work environment is not that important in my opinion.I would rather watch my child have thier first step,say their first word than coming home from work and regret no not being able to see my child through these moments.Giving your child the opportunity for an enriched social life in childcare is good.

Con's

Not get to spend as much time with your child is not a good thing because one day your child may not want to listen to you because you were not there from them.
Many parents be more tired than ever after returing home from work!when will they spend time with thier childern then?
Feel guilty is a common thing for working parents as they are probably never there for their children.
Find the weekends become a frenzy of shopping, washing and other chores is not unusuall for working parents.
Feel parents lurch from crisis to crisis over childcare arrangements and emergencies they tend to get very stressed.