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Parents who work from home, essentially parents who are balancing family and work at the same time, are having to face huge adjustments in recent times, according to a study. Work from home, which is an easy and feasible option for parents who want to skip going to an office, has become more and more challenging. A survey conducted by TheBump.com and Forbes Woman showed that, while 92 % of full- time working mothers feel stressed out, 89 % of mothers who work from home feel the same way. These parents say that most of the stress due to working from home comes from trying to give equal time to work as well as children, especially because kids are used to attention when the parent is at home. Another problem experienced by parents who work from home is finding quiet time.

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Home based businesses are very creative and innovative; you have the comfort of working from your home, meeting new people and clients and it is a very novel concept. But can home based businesses stay at home forever?
It probably cannot stay at home forever; they may need to move out to actual office space. Most home based businesses start at home- in the garage or the living room- but it does become a little strange after a point of time as the home based business grows. Mabel's Labels, one of the many home based businesses sells labels for children's clothes and belongings. Julie Cole and her partners spent $10,000 on the start-up of their business eight years ago and in 2009, revenue hit $4 million. They started working from Cole's sister's basement and soon figured that staying in there would not help them out and bought a bigger house and later rented space in a commercial building. "It got so hot and stinky in that basement in the summertime, we had to move out," says Julie Cole.
But all home based businesses need not go all that way. They may not even have the resources to do so. These home based businesses have the choice of co-working. According to Ian Capstick, an Ottawa-based media consultant, co-working environments offer a space where start-ups can get a desk for $175 – $300 a month." There are places like the Code Factory which help home based businesses. But many home based businesses may not like to expand.

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Modern technology allows parents to work from home but it is not a cakewalk and has its share of challenges. A study in the US, done in 2010, shows that the work hours of single parents who work from home, have increased by 23% from 1979 to 2008 and 12% where both the parents work from home.
Now more parents are balancing their house work and office, from the comfort of their home and can do without going to office. However, it has its share of problems. A parent with a toddler is in a difficult situation. A home is not an office where you can cut yourself off and concentrate on your work. At home, the child needs constant attention. To work you need quality quiet time.
According to a study by Forbes Women, though 92% of women are under stress while working in the office, those who work from home are no better. 89% find work from home stressful.
Nina Clark, who teaches political science online, for UC Berkley, uses rewards as a means to get time to work. Her understanding with her kids is that if she works undisturbed, they get a treat. She says the challenge is to get quiet time, to focus on your work.
Others, like Greg Terry feel that the stress felt in work from home situation is more than made up by the fact that you do not have to commute to office.
According to experts, work from home is successful if there is happiness in the family. If working from home creates a negative atmosphere, then it is not worth the effort.