This is really a hard topic to have a straight answer on, as there is no right or wrong answer.

There will come a time when the parents will need to make the decision to have both parents working or have one home to take care of the kids. In this day and age there often needs to be at least two incomes coming in just to pay the bills, let alone feed anyone [I consider getting food as something totally seperate from bills]. Choices need to be made and sometimes the choices need to be hard with sacrifices.

If both parents decide to work, then they also need to decide who has to be there when. If dad works during the day and has nights off, the mom needs to have the day off and work nights; the flip side also needs to relate to the corrisponding parent and shift. That way there will always be a parent at home regardless of the time of day. [I'm not even going to touch weekends]