After taking the month of December to focus on my family and celebrate the holiday season, Momming as a Millennial is back with a new episode!

When my guest, Amanda Phillips got a text message from her son's preschool teacher telling her he was crying "too loudly" and disrupting the class, she started doubting her decision to send him to school.

At a complete loss, she emailed me wondering if she had done her son a disservice by not sending him to daycare. Overcome with emotion from reading her message, I set out to find some answers.

Join me and Amanda as we discuss her journey as a stay-at-home mom, the impact of the pandemic on family structure, and all aspects of the daycare debate.

In this episode, we cover:

• Why more and more American women are leaving the workforce to stay home with their children.
• COVID, childcare costs, political and societal influences—oh my!
• One mom's journey of leaving the workforce to stay home with her babies.
• How do finances work when there's one income? A stay-at-home mom's purchasing power.
• One thing SAHM's and working parents have in common.
• The great debate—is it better to send your child to daycare or keep them home?

Resources & Links:

• It's clear the COVID pandemic disproportionately impacted women in the workforce, especially in female-dominated sectors.
• What is the average cost of child care? Depends on what state you live in.
• More and more American women are forgoing work outside the home to take care of their children, citing the high cost of childcare as the biggest driver.
• I reference this study from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) when discussing daycare vs. staying home.

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