Opinion: Economic Value of Stay-at-Home Parents Estimated at €60,000 Annually

Sarah Breen: My particular set of skills as a stay-at-home mam are worth so much more than €60,000 a year

A new survey has estimated the economic value of a stay-at-home parent to be €60,000 a year. The figure, which was totted up by insurance and pensions company Royal London Ireland, is based on what it would cost to outsource the individual jobs typically associated with running a family household, such as childcare, chauffeuring kids around, cooking and cleaning.