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Some of the articles of interest to working mothers that we’ve seen around the web recently…
- In The Huffington Post, a mom adds herself to photos of her husband and kids in entertaining ways.
- NPR covered a topic we talked about recently — amazingly creative school lunches … that none of us have time to put together. A good complement to that is this piece from 40% and Rising that reminds working mothers that being a good mom isn’t all about making sacrifices for your kids.
- The New York Times looks at a small law firm that gives parents flexibility and the ability to work from home. (They don’t even have a permanent office.)
- Working Mother looks at some not-so-surprising numbers on whether moms or dads do a greater share of the chores and parenting duties.
- Working Mother also talks about making decisions on whether to send your (slightly) sick kid to daycare.
- So everyone loves to tell nursing moms to go pump in the bathroom… but breastfeeding in the bathroom (BabyCenter) causes an Instagram uproar?
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On Corporette Recently…
- Kat talked about decluttering — and figuring out to do with all the “stuff” you end up with.
- We answered readers’ questions about what to wear to a golf event for work and how late is too late (weather-wise) to wear tights and boots.
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MSJ says
Interesting story inspired by the reporter’s own experience on giving birth in NY. I had a really bad (life threatening) experience giving birth at a top NYC hospital given over taxed under staffed nurses and it’s such a shame how bad the options are here in Manhattan vs other cities.
http://pix11.com/2015/04/27/the-harsh-realities-of-giving-birth-in-an-overcrowded-nyc-hospital/
NewMomAnon says
Wait, is it wrong to send a kid to school with a cold? Because if I can’t send her to daycare with a cold, then I might as well hire a nanny, because she would be home sick half the time and daycare might as well not exist.
anon says
No fever, no vomiting, no diarrhea – send that kid to school. They have runny noses all the time, and they’re still bouncing off the walls.
I didn’t really get warm and fuzzy feelings from that article about the small law firm, maybe it was just me.
Meg Murry says
But check for the fever. Sent my son to school Monday with a slightly runny nose – he was moving a little slower than usual, but generally ok. Got sent to the nurse for red eyes, she checked his temperature – it was just at 100 degrees and BAM! got the “come pick him up in less than an hour” call.
Worst part is, school has a “24 hour fever free” rule – which means that since the nurse recorded him as having a fever, I couldn’t send him Tuesday either. Even though he was FINE Tuesday (again, other than slightly runny nose and slightly scratchy throat from mouth breathing) and was bouncing off the walls bored. If I had kept him home Monday, I at least could have sent him Tuesday.
Although honestly, he would have been fine at school Monday too, in my opinion – and I am not one of those “you’re not bleeding, you’re fine” sickness martyrs – but if we kept kids home for every sniffle they’d never go to school.
Nonny says
My thoughts exactly. If none of my daughter’s daycare friends went to daycare when they had minor colds, the daycare would be out of business.