Home stay mom

[nohayo]

What's online teaching?

[Sapna1322]

I think it's either data entry or sales job.In that they will teach you first and than we have to sale or we have input data

[Nikita]

Here's a topic close to my heart.  My mum worked from when I was 3 months old, and has never been that maternal. I barely even remember her being around until I was 10 and she was unemployed for a year or so. I myself am a stay-at-home mum, which after my marriage breakdown years ago was something I worried I wouldnt be able to continue long-term.  Thankfully Australia is the lucky country and has a great welfare system, so I was able to stay at home.  I have 3 kids in school and I see the effects of both parents working... kids coming to school infecting my kids with lice continually, because the parents dont have time/energy to check their kids hair...it's too much of an inconvenience to them.  So I'm stuck treating my kids, wasting my time and money treating hair, pulling out eggs for hours and hours, because of the neglect of the other kids parents.  It's a painful reminder to me that I spent my childhood riddled with lice, never treated. I didnt even realise it COULD be treated, I just thought that was the normal way to live.

Years later, determined to give my children a different upbringing, what really hurts me now is that my mother has no interest in spending time with my children.  She's a careerwoman, but in times of unemployment, she still does not want to spend time with her grandchildren.  Stay-at-home mums tend to become stay-at-home grandmums, who can babysit while mum goes to work. I have to ask working mums...what sort of grandmother will you be??  It's all about whether your child or grandchild feels wanted and valued.  One of my daughters is having love-life issues with a boy whose very troubled.  His parents are very driven to succeed and be the fitest, most attractive... have a nice house, posh car...but in all this the kids have been in care of others all the time.  This boy is asking girls out and dumping them after a couple of weeks... totally messed up emotionally, and messing up girls emotions and breaking their hearts. And I have to pick up the pieces in my kids lives of the neglect by the parents who are too busy to care. Because kids problems are time-consuming!!!
Thankfully I'm there straight after school to hear about the bullying and cat-fighting etc that my kids might be experiencing. And I'm able to take bubby to playgroups rather than put her in daycare all week and have no clue what she gets up to, how she behaves and interacts with other kids. If you can stay at home at all, do it! Try to avoid being away all week. I didnt feel loved growing up under a working mum. And my kids comment now, "Nanna loves her dog more than us". She has plenty of time for walking her dog, and buys lots of presents for her dog, but not for spending time or energy on her grandchildren... we live in the same town. I see grandparents out pushing their grandkids in prams, and I realise...my mother has NEVER done that. But in the end, all that work will be for nothing, because she wont have FAMILY... I doubt we'll visit her in her nursing home down the track.

[ed]

I'm at home with Flavio and I'm trying looking after him, but it isn't easy. Early learning is a great idea to do but I'd like studing something for me too...

[anushyam]

Nikita,

I understand what you are saying. You are doing a brave job taking care of your kids single-handedly. Your children are very fortunate to have a mum like you and they will (beleive me) love you much more than you'd ever expect from them.

I too am a stay home mum of two. Though it could be hard at times, I always think of the positive side. We earn each dollar so that we can be happy and happiness can be found with our children!! 

Anushyam

[nadia0801]

What's online teaching?

Hi. Online teaching is like teaching a language or math to a group of online students. Mostly it's a group of Koreans or Chinese who likes to improve their English.

[Nikita]

As in, I, a native English speaker, could get paid to talk to Foreign language speakers, to help them learn English? That's be great... and my kids can speak English too... can they do it too, as an after school job?

[nadia0801]

Yup, as long as you can pass their 'qualifying exam' first, you and your children can do it! Mostly it's just basic grammar and accent assessment. What's good is you get to stay home and earn! =) I don't know if it's available in all countries though. It's quite common here in the Philippines because labor rates are low compared to US.

[nohayo]

Can you give us an example of a website that does that, nadia ? 

[nadia0801]

Hi, this is one of the ad listing from the Philippines. There are also some who accepts applicants who are teenagers or non-degree holders as teachers.

http://ph.jobstreet.com/jobs/2008/7/default/20/1904319.htm?fr=J

[nadia0801]

Here's another website that offers online teaching. I just don't know if they are hiring.

http://chat2learn.org/onlinenglishteacher/index.html

[Krisha]

 i am too a home stay mom... We in India believe in jt family system. Peolpe believe that staying in joint family helps u reduce ur responsiblity towards raising ur child...But thats absolutely wrong.I have a mother in law. but she is typical indian Mother in law who hates to even feed her sons daughter... when asked to do so will reply saying "In this modern age childerns dont eat with their Granny."
 I lost my parents at a very early age and was taken care by my dads brother n her wife. My uncle n aunt gave us best possible treatment n never let us feel that we have lost our parents..Today whatever I am in my life I completely owe them n am very greatful to them...They treat my Krisha so nicely but my Husbands mom treats her like she is a curse  for our family as she is a baby girl n not boy...
So its really hard time for me to do all the modern teachings for my daughter..But I try n do as much as possible by buying her Educational toys which help me to teach her in much better way. I earn a bit through my Hobby Classes. I teach Childrens between 5 to 12 yrs during their Summer n winter breaks...I teach them Painting, Calligraphy, Paper Art, Embroidery, Mehndi, etc..
Whatever I earn  i spend on my daughter for her easy n smart learning.

I will go thru the sites of online teaching refered by nadia..

thnxs

[haydee]

i am also a home stay mom, but i'm still thinking of other thing to do to help my husband. i'm good in crafts, any suggestion?

i was thinking of making diaper cakes since i never seen anyone making here in dubai. most of them are giving sweets when someone gave birth.  i thought diaper cake is a very practical gift.

to all home stay moms, don't feel guilty.  most of my friends do have careers.  but as a full time wife, i think this is my career and i'll make the most of it, specially teaching my baby and see her a smart, brilliant and intelligent one.  it's the best fulfillment in life.

[kmum]

Off topic, but what are diaper cakes?

[nhockaday]

They're these cute little cake-looking things made out of diapers and other baby supplies.

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