News Roundup

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A set of different shaded of lipsticks.Some of the articles of interest to working mothers that we’ve seen around the web recently…

  • At Racked, Cheryl Wischhover isn’t too optimistic about beauty products becoming safer anytime soon.
  • Working Mother comments on the “put down your phones!” daycare sign that recently went viral and answers a reader question about work/life balance. (“There is no balance; there is only a decision.”)
  • Also from Working Mother: A new PSA from the National Partnership for Women & Families makes a point about paid leave.
  • NPR reports on a new study that found that women who get their first period at age 11 or younger are much more likely to go through premature menopause (before age 4o).
  • Philly Voice says that to reduce the risk of SIDS, New Jersey will become the first state to offer a baby box program for its residents, who will receive cardboard boxes with baby items. The baby can sleep in the box for its first couple of months, as well.
  • The New York Times reports that youth football is changing because of declining participation and the common perception that it’s unsafe.
  • Ann Douglas shares tips to “avoid being completely crushed” by your news feed.
  • Glamour explains how writer Ashley Ford prompted people across the country to raise thousands of dollars for kids’ unpaid school lunch accounts.
  • At Brightly, author and mom Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich shares a list of books that can teach kids about what it’s like to be a refugee.
  • Oprah.com has some proven tips on how to age better.

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