This is entirely anecdotal, but within the last month I've had three separate people tell me their spouse stopped working to take care of their children. All of them said it was a net loss to continue working what sounded like reasonably-paying jobs.
Thank you for bringing this important topic to your readers. The facts and figures you present give merit to what we hear anecdotally. In addition to rising costs and lack of facilities, the breakdown of the extended family and an increase in divorce over the decades has helped to land us here. Now the sad trend is to delay or forfeit having children because of financial restraints and the increase in social isolation leading to delay or forfeit dating and marriage. A decade from now these things may lead to less of a need for childcare but at what a terrible cost!
This is entirely anecdotal, but within the last month I've had three separate people tell me their spouse stopped working to take care of their children. All of them said it was a net loss to continue working what sounded like reasonably-paying jobs.
Thank you for bringing this important topic to your readers. The facts and figures you present give merit to what we hear anecdotally. In addition to rising costs and lack of facilities, the breakdown of the extended family and an increase in divorce over the decades has helped to land us here. Now the sad trend is to delay or forfeit having children because of financial restraints and the increase in social isolation leading to delay or forfeit dating and marriage. A decade from now these things may lead to less of a need for childcare but at what a terrible cost!
Will never happen with Pedophile Joe in office
Like that you wrote about this. I think a lot of people aren't aware of how expensive childcare is until they already have kids