News Roundup
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Some of the articles of interest to working mothers that we’ve seen around the web recently…
- CNBC reported that employers are starting to offer new childcare benefits such as backup childcare and stipends for college counseling services and tutoring.
- Working Mother wondered, “More Americans rely on home-based care than center-based, so why is it so hard to access?”
- ABA Journal published a piece criticizing the June 29 ABA Journal column by Susan Smith Blakely, countering that “Blaming women attorneys is appalling.”
- Lifehacker listed 16 of their best parenting hacks of 2021 (so far).
- The New York Times explained how to support a kid who’s shy.
- In The Washington Post, A. Rochaun Meadows-Fernandez wrote about the challenges — and joys — of raising gifted Black children today.
- USA Today noted that Olympian Allyson Felix helped create The Power of She Fund: Child Care Grants program, which will help fund childcare costs for athlete moms who travel to competitions.
- Speaking of moms and the Olympics, The Lily shared that athletes who are breastfeeding will now be able to bring their children to the Olympics — “when necessary.” Hmm.
- Parents rounded up the best budgeting apps for parents.
- Your Laugh of the Week comes from The Belladonna Comedy, with “AITA: Reddit Posts by Movie Parents.”
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That Working Mother article is so disappointing. It brings up some legitimate issues around fund allocation but fails to illuminate the connection between fund allocation and regulation (like licensing). Instead of proposing solutions (funds can be allocated to businesses that are able to substantiate x, y, z items of accountability) it zooms in on racial inequity history, which, while probably true though no citations are provided, is an absolute dead end for solving actual problems facing actual families. As long as this is the quality of the conversation around childcare, upper middle and lower middle class upbringing and childhood experiences will keep diverging.