Some people think that the government should pay one of the parents of very young children to stay at home to look after their children. What do you think would be the advantages and disadvantages of this policy?

Nowadays both the parents work due to financial reasons and because of their busy schedules, their children suffer. It is believed by some people that for children’s better upbringing and proper

care

, either mother or father should be paid to stay at

home

by the

government

. There are certainly some benefits to

this

practice;

however

, there are several disadvantages too.

To begin

with,

one

of the obvious benefits of keeping

one

parent at

home

is that it ensures better

care

of the child. Needless to say, parents understand the needs of their children better than others because they share a stronger emotional bond with them.

That is

why if they stay with them, they will provide the best

care

and attention to their children. Money is the main reason that encourages both parents to work. If the

government

provides monetary assistance to

one

of them, they can stay at

home

without having to worry about meeting the expenses of raising a baby.

On the contrary

, there are some drawbacks to having

such

policies as it will put

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xtra burden on the

government

. We all are aware that the

government

has many areas to work on

such

as education, poverty, employment and all of these require more funds. In order to pay money to parents, it has to reduce its spending in other areas and that might have even more adverse effects on a country’s economy.

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the parent who decides to stay

home

to

care

for the child may find it difficult to secure a good job once they decide to return to the job market. To conclude, it is indeed true that a

care

provider cannot provide the same

care

as a parent. If the

government

offers financial assistance to

one

of the parents for staying at

home

, it will definitely benefit the child.

However

, it will put

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train on the public exchequer.