| Over the past decade or so there seems to be an | | | | and even psychologists and counselors were able to |
| increase in the number of stay at home moms. The | | | | operate offices from home. The virtual assistant |
| trend toward the career mother that started in the last | | | | began to take form and began another option for |
| part of the 20th century began to wane toward the | | | | women who wanted to work from home. |
| end of it as more home businesses for moms began | | | | As we move forward in the 21st century there are |
| to flood the online community. While some women had | | | | more home businesses for stay at home moms |
| chosen a career path because they enjoyed working | | | | becoming available. The mother who works outside |
| many others had to work for financial reasons-or | | | | the home is decreasing in popularity as the availability |
| chose to work so they would have money for luxuries | | | | of businesses for stay at home mom's increases. For |
| they would not have been able to afford otherwise. | | | | many it means no longer having to pay for daycare |
| Beginning in the 1990s more businesses opportunities | | | | while others still must rely on childcare in order to work |
| for moms showed up on the Internet. While the initial | | | | at home. However, those who do still use a childcare |
| offerings consisted mostly of affiliate programs, | | | | service no longer have to worry about leaving work |
| network marketing and reseller or e-Commerce | | | | for a sick child or finding childcare during school |
| websites, the trend began turning in the 21st century to | | | | holidays or summer breaks. It also relieves the stress |
| allow more professional women to operate businesses | | | | of worrying about missing a day of work because of |
| home. Teachers, accounting professionals, lawyers, | | | | illness of a child or yourself. |