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News Roundup

news-roundup-gen-xSome of the articles of interest to working mothers that we’ve seen around the web recently…            

  • A Racked writer explains how “the beauty industry generally takes Gen X for granted.”
  • Working Mother looks at the benefits and problems of being a breadwinning working mom.
  • Working Mother also has workout tips for busy working moms.
  • Meanwhile, here’s a telling article from The Miami Herald: “Despite working at nearly double the rate of their grandmothers, 21st-century moms still shoulder more of the drudgery of child-rearing and report time with their children as more tiring and stressful than it is for fathers.”
  • Quartz reports on the no-babies policy at TEDWomen.
  • Society6 asked some successful “LA-based creatives” to describe their sleep habits.
  • A mom writes for The Washington Post’s On Parenting about how strangers are always worried about her daughter’s safety when she’s running, climbing, and just being a kid.
  • The New York Times’ Well Family has an article about the value of teaching kids the actual names — not nicknames or euphemisms — for their private parts.
  • The blogger behind Science of Mom writes about the AAP’s new recommendations for safe sleep.
  • A Hellobee blogger shares 11 tips for traveling with kids.
  • Romper reviews the usual backhanded compliments given to working moms.

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