What to do About Childcare - Get a Degree from Home
My family and I know several other friends at work that are going through the same thing. You're having your first child or maybe its your second. Childcare costs are a lot and you start to wonder - with childcare costing half or more of the salary I bring home - why should I work? If I made more, it might be worth it. If I stop working - how will I get back into the workforce when my kids are old enough for school? I don't want to quit and then never be able to work again. If i stop working for 5 years - how will my resume look when I try and get another job? what will I tell employers?
These are good questions and the decision is a hard one and so here is one option that makes a lot of sense...
Get a Degree Online While Staying at Home
Make the decision to stop working now to raise your child or children and at the same time make an investment in your future career. Basically - learn from home while you raise your kids (get a degree online). Online learning has come a long way and there are really some great programs out there. The flexibility that learning from home offers you fits perfect with the lifestyle of a temporary stay at home mom (or dad). You don't have to feel like you stopped working forever and gave up on your career. And the whole time you are enjoying raising your kids - you are also investing in your own future for when they get to be 5 or 6 and are heading off to school.
How about getting a teaching degree? You can be learning online while your child is napping and when they wake up, you can master your skills by practicing what you learn with them. This seems like a very logical approach and employers will have no problem understanding that you took 4-5 years off and spent that time upgrading your skills and getting a degree. There are over 1000 colleges with online degree programs, so there is definitely a program out there that should meet your needs. In fact, lots of well-known, respected universities like Penn State, Boston University, Syracuse, University of Illinois, etc. offer online degree programs. Whether you want to get a teaching degree, a technical certification, a law degree or just about anything you can think of - there is an online degree program out there for you, so check it out!
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