More women who are “well educated and trained for career tracks” have opted to stay home, according to a recent CNN article. More than 10 percent of SAHWs who were interviewed in one recent study were also childless. And with the rising cost of gas, food, and other living expenses, stay-at-home wives may be the latest “status symbol,” says Daniel Buccino, a Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine clinical social worker and psychotherapist.

But SAHWs are not home eating bon bons all day; many regard homemaking as an important responsibility that frees the husband from ‘honey do’ lists and allows the couple to have more quality time together. They also devote time to volunteer work, and pursue hobbies.

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GoFish Network is a media distribution and ad network focusing on 17.4 million U.S. online users, mostly between the ages of 6-17. Websites include Miniclip.com (http://www.miniclip.com), Cartoon Doll Emporium (http://www.cartoondollemporium.com), Cookie Jar Entertainment (http://www.thecookiejarcompany.com), GameGecko.com (http://www.gamegecko.com), and Hallpass.com (http://www.hallpass.com.)

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iParenting Media offers several media channels targeted to parents and parents-to-be: online, print and broadcast.

Online, iParenting.com is  a network of more than 40 Web sites devoted to the entire family lifecycle – from preconception through the teenage years.

Accompanying the English Web sites are 11 Spanish parenting Web sites at iParentingEspanol.com.

The company publishes national newsstand magazine, Family Energy: Your Guide to Raising Healthy Kids, as well as  five other national newsstand magazines: Pregnancy magazine, Baby Years magazine, Women’s Health & Fitness magazine, European Homes & Gardens magazine and The Buyer’s Guide magazine.

Dizzywood is story-driven virtual world for kids.

Kindo is a social network and community that lets users build their own family trees online, share it with the rest of their family and learn more about who they are, theirr ancestors and family history.

Via Techcrunch

Phanfare is an online photo and video sharing social network for families.