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"Schools Supplies" and "Special clothing" are most definitely NOT child care. Medical attention already has it's own category.

Child care definitely means someone else caring for you child wither it be a nanny, pre-school, day-care, after school care ETC.

I agree with you about the parent staying at home bit. I really think that most people could still do it (like my wife and I do), but they would have to live frugally and not listen to the women's lib Hollywood+Media+peers who are telling them that they are losers if they don't get a career outside of the home and leave the child rearing to a stranger (This sounds so wrong but that is ultimately what they are saying).

Quality of life should not be measured by wealth because wealth will never buy you happiness and never will raise your kids as well as you could have done it.