SAHM's Reveal Your Secrets!!!!

Posted by Melissa Chapman Sep 5, 2006

Stay-at-Home Parents, We Need Your Opinions

Unfortunately, I've been offline for almost two weeks, due to some technical difficulties on the site, but with the help of my editor, I'm back and really eager to start the year off on the right foot.

During my brief hiatus, I've been thinking about being a stay-at-home parent and what it means to me; getting the opportunity to see my kids grow and flourish literally right before my eyes on a real-time basis, and of course all the not-so-exciting daily duties of meal preparation, cleaning, chauffeuring, etc..

What I really need now is to get your feedback and to find out what topics interest you, as stay-at-home Parents, both Moms and Dads, and as individual adults. I want to hear what you have to say, and let your ideas and opinions help to shape this website and truly help it to become a resource that all of us stay-at-home Moms and Dads can look to when we need some advice, or a little funny pick-me-up or just as a place to vent!

I want you to share your stories of triumph, challenge and the struggles you've endured as a stay-at-home parent. We're all in this together!!!

Here are some of the ideas I've been mulling over which will hopefully be popping up on the site in the weeks to come.

1) Getting what you need from your spouse. If you're a stay-at-home parent, and your spouse is the one who is financially responsible for supporting your family, it can create an unequal balance in the way you both share the responsibilities of running your household. More to come....

2) Fun and creative things to do with your toddlers to keep them busy and happy, and keep you sane during the day. More to come...

3) Younger vs. Older Moms. What side of the debate are you on?

4) Moms and Dads have different parenting styles, so how can you and your spouse find a way to combine your two styles so that you give your kids consistent rules to follow.

5) Ways to help your children deal with the age-old child dilemmas of; wanting to be popular, bullies, weight management issues and much more.

I can't wait to share all these new topics with you and draw inspiration from all the advice and opinions you with share with me and all the other stay-at-home parents who check into our community here.

Start a discussion or e-mail me at stayathomeparents@suite101.com