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Paper Abstract: Increase in families in which both parents work outside the home. Problem of developing strategies for coping with conflicting demands of work, parenting and a romantic relationship. Rearing of infants and children. Use of a professional nanny for childcare. Use of day-care services and relatives by less affluent families. Paper Introduction: In today’s social and economic climate, a dramatic increase in the number of families in which both parents and partners work outside of the home has been observed (Baron & Byrne, 2000). A major task for both partners is developing appropriate strategies for coping with the often conflicting demands of work, parenting, and a romantic relationship. Generally, even when women in such a situation have an active and demanding career, they remain responsible for a majority of the responsibilities centered on homemaking and childcare (Baron & Byrne, 2000; Cheever, 1997). Strategies that can facilitate a response to these demands include hiring full-time childcare assistance (a “nanny”) and/or cleaning services/maids, placing infants and pre-school children in day-care centers, or getting assistance in childcare from family members. This brief essay will Text of the Paper: The entire text of the paper is shown below. However, the text is somewhat scrambled. We want to give you as much information as we possibly can about our papers and essays, but we cannot give them away for free. In the text below you will find that while disordered, many of the phrases are essentially intact. From this text you will be able to get a solid sense of the writing style, the concepts addressed, and the sources used in the research paper. A nanny that "lives in" and can becounted upon to assist in providing the couple with some recreational "timeoff" to maintain the marriage or partnership is even more valuable.Depending upon relatives or a day care center (in which caretaker to childratios may be inadequate) may provide less security than a paidprofessional. Specifically, Cheever (1997) notes that women (more than men) whoelect to continue a career by employing a nanny as their offspring'sprimary caretaker often come to resent the bond that is established betweenthe child and the nanny. A., & Byrne, D. For career-oriented mothers who might otherwise be expected to remainin the home with young children and infants, an experienced, professionalnanny can be a source of support (Cheever, 1997). A major task for bothpartners is developing appropriate strategies for coping with the oftenconflicting demands of work, parenting, and a romantic relationship.Generally, even when women in such a situation have an active and demandingcareer, they remain responsible for a majority of the responsibilitiescentered on homemaking and childcare (Baron & Byrne, 2 ; Cheever, 1997).Strategies that can facilitate a response to these demands include hiringfull-time childcare assistance (a "nanny") and/or cleaning services/maids,placing infants and pre-school children in day-care centers, or gettingassistance in childcare from family members. The nanny becomes a member of the extended familywith the potential for exerting enormous influence over the beliefs andvalues that children will model. At the same time, Cheever (1997) does point out that from theperspective of many nannies, the American preoccupation with work andwealth can be seen as a failure to recognize the importance of parentalinvolvement in child rearing. Somecouples work flexible shifts, allowing one parent to remain in the homewhile the other works. Cheever (1997) stated that while aparent or parents can gain freedom to pursue their careers and release frommany of the day-to-day responsibilities of childcare by hiring a nanny,there is always an emotional price to be paid for this decision. ReferencesBaron, R. With the influx of Western women into the workforce in generaland the professions and management in particular, more and more couples(and single women with both children and careers) are turning to paidchildcare in the form of a nanny. Dependence upon the capacity of the nannyto model behaviors and values that the parents wish to see in theirchildren requires a high level of trust that may not be easy to develop or,in some instances, even possible. J. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.Cheever, S. The nanny dilemma. Boston: Bedford Books, 155 - 162. In C. This brief essay willconsider the efficacy of using a nanny - described by Cheever (1997) as anindividual with or without extensive experience in caring for children whoworks full- or part-time to provide daily care for children while living inwith the family or living autonomously - as a strategy for resolving thedilemmas posed by a two-career family. Such care in the idealworld would be provided by a parent, which presupposes that a traditionalmarital relationship in which a husband works and a wife remains in thehome exists. There is no single "best strategy" for balancing the demands ofmarriage, work and childcare. Baron and Byrne (2 ) noted that from a developmental perspective,what matters most in the rearing of infants and young children are high-quality, nurturing, caring, and consistent care. (1997). In today's social and economic climate, a dramatic increase in thenumber of families in which both parents and partners work outside of thehome has been observed (Baron & Byrne, 2 ). (2 ). In this case, the most important consideration isfinding and retaining a caregiver who will become literally a surrogate fora parent. Nannies are expensive (Cheever, 1997), andmost working parents cannot afford such acre and may needed to depend uponless costly day care services or babysitting from family or friends. Having a singlecaretaker available - albeit a paid caretaker - can facilitate a mother'sprofessional growth and development while ensuring that a child's needs forcare when the parent is absent are met. Be that as it may, many couples with youngchildren find that both must work out of economic necessity as well as apersonal preference. Venburgh (ed.), Making Contact. Regardless of which strategy a couple elects to use,careful scrutiny of any external caregiver is necessary. Social Psychology. If this paper is not what you are looking for, you can search again: Search for: or Click here to request an essay written just for you.