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Saw this post on Inside Fatherhood about Stay-At-Home Dads (SAHDs). In the post, he provides links to 5 articles he has previously written that would help dads make the decision if they should become a SAHD. But his best advice given is “Just Do It”.

However, I haven’t convinced Wendy if I should become a Stay-At-Home Dad, but, more importantly, myself. It’s a very big decision to make. There’ll be the financial consideration and that would be the biggest consideration for us. In addition, there’ll also be a matter of taking Matthew out of infant care and the lack of interaction with other kids though that can be reduced by joining a SAHD support group. To a smaller extent, there would be the question of ‘face’ since the father is supposed to be the breadwinner of the family in our Asian context. So, there is quite a bit to think about before we can make the big decision.

And I’ll be going to borrow some books, like the ones below, to read up on becoming a SAHD.

Full time father: how to succeed as a stay at home dad Richard Hallows; editors: Richard Craze, Roni Jay Great Ambrook: White Ladder, 2004 Call No.: English 305.33649 HAL Click here for item availability on NLB’s catalogue or here if you want to buy a copy.

The stay-at-home dad handbook Peter Baylies with Jessica Toonkel Chicago, IL: Chicago Review Press, 2004 Call No.: English 306.8742 BAY-[FAM] Click here for item availability on NLB’s catalogue or here if you want to buy a copy.

Stay-at-home dads: the essential guide to creating the new family Libby Gill New York: Plume, 2001 Call No.: English 649.1 GIL-[FAM] Click here for item availability on NLB’s catalogue or here if you want to buy a copy.

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