Definition of WAHM, WAHD, WAHP

What is a WAHM?

WAHM, WAHD, and WAHP are acronyms for Work at Home Mom, Work at Home Dad, and Work at Home Parent respectively. For this definition, we will use the common term of WAHM for ease.

A WAHM is an entrepreneur who cares for children at the home while running a home business. This entrepreneurship is unique in the way that the WAHM must be an excellent multi-tasker. Most WAHMs start a home business due to a desire to care for their own children, an incompatibility of working at the office and caring for the children, the expense of daycare and gas, or the inability to keep a work schedule for reasons of illness of themselves or their children.

By definition, a WAHM both works at home and cares for their children throughout the day. Some WAHMs run businesses that do not require travel outside the home at all. Other WAHMs may take their children to client's offices or meetings. Rarely, a WAHM may have a babysitter in case of a small amount of time that the children must be cared for during the day while they are conducting business outside the home.

Would you like to become a WAHM?

Sound good? Many employers have "gotten with the program" and started allowing employees to work from home. Some full time and some part time. With gas prices rising through the roof, daycare prices always outrageous, and pre-made food no longer good for you and costing more, many times it makes financial sense to choose a work at home option. Conduct your own WAHM work at home job search and see what you can find. You may be suprised that your chosen career already has employers seeking home employees.