1.  If you are married or have a partner then try shift working.  One of you will work traditional days and then watch the children at night so the other partner can work. This will be hard on your relationship but it won’t last forever.  Make sure you make time for each other on the weekends.

2.  Use day care.  This isn’t the idea option because you want to raise your children yourself but what if you need to work for money or because you are single?  Choose carefully and find daycare that will take your children part time.  Then you can work while they nap and take them to daycare for a few hours after they awake.

3.  Hire a babysitter.  Find an experienced babysitter who will work in your home, if possible, or out of your home for a few hours a day.

4.  Trade off with other parents.  Have another parent keep your child for a few hours a week so you can work at home and then reciprocate by taking their of their children on other days.

5.  Ask a relative like your parents or a sibling to take care of your children a few hours a day so you can work.

Once your children are school age then you can work while they are in school and then spend the rest of the day with them when they get home.  Ask your older children to help you with your business.  This can free you from clerical work and help your children feel they are contributing to the household.  My son was labeling, stamping and stuffing envelopes by time he was eight! I recommend the book below to help you get started on your work at home success!

Million Dollar Mom dispels the financial and cultural myth that it is not plausible for a family to live on one income.  The author provides money saving, cost cutting, and practical advice for both moms and dads who want to stay at home with their children.  Put the advice to work for you and see how easy it is to stay at home and raise your own children.