BY: NATHANIEL MILLER The Job of Parenting

My Plan Requirements  Nuclear Family  2 Married Adults with Child(ren)  Child must be under age of 5  Child must be under the care of one parent (not in day-care)  Other parent must have full time job (Work at least 35 hours a week)

My Plan (Cont.) Procedure  Case workers or managers will be assigned to any individuals that apply for this job  Managers will check in with the parents at least once a week to make sure they are fulfilling their duties  Parent will be subject to random drug-testing If requirements are met then:  Stay-at-home parent will be paid $400 per week  This will be taxable income

My Plan (Cont.) Penalties  Failure to satisfy any of the requirements will lead to immediate termination of pay  Failure of drug test will lead to immediate termination of pay along with a fine of up to three weeks pay ($1200)  Cases of neglect of child(ren) will be prosecuted to full extent of the law.

Reason for Plan Promotes  Nuclear Families   Parental involvement with Children Decreases  Amount of poverty stricken families  Unemployment numbers  Sends  Positive social message and incentive for parents to be involved in raising children

Financially Child Care Costs  childcare_ bc childcare_ bc Food Expenses Auto Expenses Taxes Extra Expenses

Other Benefits Increased time with children Increased energy being spent towards children Better bonding between children and parents Lowered stress levels on parents

Benefits of Family Involvement Two groundbreaking studies, one conducted by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and the other by the Institute of Child Development of the University of Minnesota, found that kids who spent all day in daycare had higher levels of stress and more aggression than kids cared for at home.  By 10th grade, children whose mothers didn’t work outside the home because of the program had grade-point averages that were up to 1.2 points higher than would have been expected otherwise (in this study, the average GPA was 4.1 on a 6-point scale).  a-parent-at-home/ a-parent-at-home/

Conclusion To promote nuclear family and parent involvement in children’s development To decrease families in poverty, as well as unemployment in the country It is the socially and morally correct thing to do to better our country Because it is a job, and therefore should begin to be treated as such