It'd be good to see if there's a more up to date survey, but substantially more working parents would rather not work and take care of their kids full time: htt

It'd be good to see if there's a more up to date survey, but substantially more working parents would rather not work and take care of their kids full time: https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2007/07/12/fewer-mothers-prefer-full-time-work/ https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2007/07/12/fewer-m... This discussion is usually framed in terms of "people can't work because they have to parent kids" when in reality is more like "people can't spend as much time parenting because they have to work". If money were not a problem, more people would quit their jobs or work part time to spend more time with kids. And as other commenters have pointed out taking care of children is indeed a productive job even if a stay at home parent doesn't file a W-2. Furthermore, there's some research (though not without controversy) that kids cared for by parents have better outcomes than those placed in child care.