How to be a Stay at Home Dad

Great Help & Advice for Dads at Home...

Stay-at-home dads are not the rare breed they once were. According to the government's Office for National Statistics, there were 189,000 of them in the United Kingdom by the start of 2008. Housewives still outnumber househusbands by almost 11 to 1 in the UK, but the gap is shrinking as more women become the principal or sole earner for their families.

December's Most Popular Articles...

Child Benefit and Child Tax Credit: It is an expensive business raising a child, so a stay-at-home dad must make sure he is getting all the financial help he is entitled to. Any boost… [256 views in Dec]
Is There a Househusband Stigma?: Regardless of what the politically correct brigade say in these so-called liberated times, there is still a stigma attached to being a househusband.… [68 views in Dec]
I Quit My Job to Be a Househusband: A Case Study: Given the opportunity, plenty of people would ditch their job without a moment’s thought, but it wasn’t so easy for public… [54 views in Dec]
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Giving Up a Career: It can be a funny thing, a job. The need to earn a living means work is a necessity for most, but given the option plenty of people would ditch their job in favour of a… [46 views in Dec]
Do You Need That Second Car?: Keeping a car on the road is an expensive business, so any family running two cars can be left counting the cost. Britons love their cars and despite… [44 views in Dec]