My mum never worked. Even though dad left (never to be seen again) when I was 2 &1/2yrs mum was always around. No daycare, no outside help. Sounds idyllic? One problem: mum was mentally ill (paranoid schizophrenia). Life was not good. Funny thing is I'm one of the most normal, adjusted people I know. Took quite a few years but I got there.
Guess what I'm saying is that there is no one formula for all family units. Also, individual, internal personalities synthesize their environment in different ways. Think of multiple children in one family. All brought up the same way...all have different experiences of their family unit.
Basic fundamentals such as mutual respect, being genuine etc speak volumes no matter what situation you may find yourself in.