Kris Berggren is the author of “Strategies for Stay-at-Home Parents” (Meadowbrook Press). A stay-at-home mother of three, she is also a regular columnist on family life for the “National Catholic Reporter.” Her articles on family life have also appeared in such publications as “Catholic Digest,” “Twin Cities Parent” and the “Minneapolis Star Tribune.” Berggren has also been a frequent guest on the nationally syndicated public radio program “MOMbo.”
You have a job. You have a baby. After your parental leave is up, you find day care for your baby so you can go back to your job. That's "Plan A" and it's what everyone does, right? Well, not... [more]