Jennifer Connelly, Katonah, New York, Discusses At-Home Mom Challenges

Like many other parents, Jennifer Connelly Katonah New York, chose to leave her job in the corporate world and focus on raising her children. In response to a recent article on JCOnline.com, she agrees with the featured mothers that a career raising your children is tough. Making the choice to become a stay-at-home requires a lot of consideration and commitment.

The article focuses on mothers who chose to leave their corporate careers behind and instead, focus full-time on raising their children. For some, the choice was easy. For others, it required more planning. In the end, all of the women decided that it was the right move for their families.

Crystal Zull, mother of two, was following in the footsteps of her own mother, a stay-at-home mom. She pursued her interest in law and earned a degree in criminology and criminal justice, but never considered what would happen once she started a family. Finding it was tough balancing career and family obligations, she admits that she knew in the back of her mind that when she had children, she wanted to stay at home to raise them.

Danielle Clark left her job as a veterinary assistant to not only care for her two children, but to babysit the children from two other families. Unfortunately there is no degree to teach parents how to raise their children, and it comes with no paycheck. But like Clark and Zull, many mothers decide that it is the right move.

Many parents realize that the cost of putting their children in daycare can exceed their paychecks, so it makes more sense to stay home. Also, staying home allows them to raise their children as they see fit, and not miss any of the milestone moments in their lives. It is an art form that requires a lot of patience and practice. There is no right and wrong way to do things in many situations. Zull comments that, "We're learning that we are our own people, not our parents," and that she and her husband are constantly learning and figuring things out.

Stay-at-home mom Jennifer Connelly, Katonah, New York, agrees with the women in the article saying, "If you were to ask many of my women friends whether or not they prefer being in the corporate workforce as opposed to staying home full time with their children, I think most would tell you that 'the grass is always greener on the other side' at times. But we would all agree that just having the opportunity to raise our children is the greatest gift that we could have been given."

Connelly notes that parents need to decide what is in the best interest of their own families. Parenting is a job that changes every day and no two days are the same. There are joys and there are struggles, and you are constantly learning and adapting as you go along. While she enjoyed her time in the corporate world, Jennifer Connelly, Katonah, New York, would not trade the opportunity to spend time raising her children for anything.

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Jennifer Connelly Katonah New York resident, is a stay-at-home mother to her two children ages 10 and 6. She has a degree in Environmental Geography/Global Studies and spent a number of years building a career in direct response advertising sales. Upon giving birth to her first son, Jennifer Connelly, Katonah, New York, decided that raising her children was an even better job opportunity.

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One of the biggest challenges during divorce is determining child custody. In Georgia, judges typically encourage a custody plan that is in the best interests of the children and grants both parents visitation time.

Judges also grant either sole custody or joint custody. If sole custody is granted, the non-custodial parent retains visitation rights but is not allowed to make significant legal decisions concerning items such as health care, religious upbringing or education. With joint custody, both parents share in the decision-making process regarding these critical decisions.

Be consistent when making decisions, but also stay flexible

Regardless of what type of custody is granted, it is best for both parents to remain actively involved in their children's lives. This is referred to as "co-parenting" and has numerous positive benefits for children.

Although co-parenting styles differ based on family needs, divorce and parenting coaches provide some basic guidelines that can help ensure a smooth transition to co-parenting and help minimize the negative effect of divorce on children.

It is important to allow children the ability to spend as much time with each parent as they desire. Georgia law allows children over the age of 14 to choose which parent they want to live with, and children are likely to respond positively to parents who respect their living preference.

Additionally, remember that parenting was a team effort in the past, and this should not change because of a divorce. Try to respond to problems that arise in the same fashion as before the divorce. Children adjust better if parents continue to respond to situations in a consistent manner.

However, it is also important to stay flexible with decisions and realize that because divorce involves adjusting to a new situation, compromise may sometimes be necessary. Remaining open to creative solutions and expressing a willingness to "give in" to the other parent when necessary sets a great example for children, who often model their parents' behavior as adults.

Both parents should remain included in significant events

Divorce can be emotionally traumatizing for even the most mature and stable adults, so it is also extremely important for co-parents to keep arguing to a minimum around children.

It is expected that this may initially be difficult. Nonetheless, children will gain long-term benefits from witnessing their parents handle negative emotions in a mature and responsible manner.

One of the best ways to show this maturity is including the other parent in important events in children's lives, such as birthdays, graduations or sporting events. Although decisions like this may seem to have only a minor effect on children, they produce significant long-term benefits.

Finally, one of the biggest mistakes co-parents can make is forcing children to relay messages back and forth. Children commonly misinterpret messages, both intentionally and unintentionally. This disrupts the overall communication process for everyone and is likely to lead to unnecessary conflicts.

Divorcing couples struggling with co-parenting issues should consult an experienced family law attorney. The attorney can help negotiate a fair custody arrangement and visitation schedule and help ensure a smooth co-parenting process.

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In many contested adoptions, either foster parents or relatives may try to prevent the adoption from occurring, or instead seek to adopt the child themselves. Sometimes it can be difficult to timely locate family members who may be able to provide care for the child. This can lead to even more delays, making it more disruptive to move the child to new caregivers, and making it more likely that litigation will ensue as a result. Extensive and time-consuming litigation is often the end result when such situations arise.

These cases can become extremely complex, because of the number of parties involved. These frequently include foster parents who are looking to adopt the child, relatives or others who are also seeking to adopt the child, representatives from the child protection agency handling the child's case, an advocate for the child known as a Guardian ad Litem, as well as others who may have an interest in the case.

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