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Parents Who Work Outside of the Home

All parents work. In many ways, stay-at-home parents work harder than anyone else. But parents who work outside of the home face challenges particular to their situation. This page is dedicated to helping those parents. If you have suggestions for organizations we can include here, please let us know.

Go to Safer Child Basic Tips and Suggestions for Working Parents

Go to Support for Parents

(single parents, of multiples, of teens, of boys, of exceptional, working, divorced, in uniform)

	Safer Child Discipline page -- it's especially important for working parents to be in sync with caregivers about how to discipline children. See our Discipline page for suggestions on how to discipline without spanking. Make sure you and the caregivers agree on whatever you decide.
	Safer Child Caregivers pages -- tips for finding good-quality daycare providers
	Safer Child Basic Tips for Working Parents
	Safer Child Communication Page - it's critical that working parents don't lose touch with their children. Find out how to keep the lines of communication open.
	Safer Child's What Makes for a Great Spouse?
	Safer Child's What Makes for a Great Parent?
	Steer clear of work-at-home scams. For help in spotting such scams, check out the Federal Trade Commission or the National Fraud Information Center.
	Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor
	American Optometric Association - information on eyestrain caused by computer activity
	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - how to minimize eyestrain while using computers
	National Partnership for Women & Families
	WorkOptions.com
	Parent to Parent - a syndicated parenting column by Jodie Lynn, who has also written "Mommy - CEO."
	CYFERNet - "national network of Land Grant university faculty and county Extension educators working to support community-based educational programs for children, youth, parents and families."
	Families and Work Institute
	Breastfeeding.Com -- suggestions for breastfeeding when you're a working mom.
	Working Moms Refuge
	Mothers And More - support for women who interrupt careers to stay home with children
	Working Mother Magazine
	Work & Family Connection
	National Association for Sick Child Daycare - if your children are sick, generally the people they want most are their parents. But if you absolutely cannot be there, this organization has information concerning daycare for sick children.
	Count-Me-In For Women's Economic Independence - nonprofit organization that makes small-business loans to women
	Check with your bank to see if it has a special assistance program for women entrepreneurs
	National Association of Women Business Owners

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