What are the benefits of being a stay-at-home dad when you have children that are about to become teenagers? Well, there are many. Dealing with teenage children is difficult on any level, when both parents work, when the parents stay at home if you have that situation, or if one parent is at home and one parent is not. Really, the biggest advantage of being a stay-at-home dad as my son becomes a teenager is that I'm right there on top of everything that's about to explode. The internet use, sex, drugs, rock 'n' roll, it's all starting to happen more rapidly than you can keep up with it. And so if you can be closer to home when it starts happening, then you're way ahead of the game.