News Roundup

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Some of the articles of interest to working mothers that we’ve seen around the web recently…

  • Both The Washington Post and Vox provided advice on holiday gifts for teachers and childcare workers.
  • Speaking of education, The Washington Post reported that shortages of staff and equipment continue to plague schools.
  • In The New York Times, Jessica Grose asked, “How has the child care conundrum been ‘urgent’ for working parents since the Reagan administration, yet so little has changed?”
  • CNN explained what to do if you can’t find kids’ pain and fever OTC meds. Meanwhile, TODAY explored the effects of the ongoing Adderall shortage.
  • ProPublica shared that no federal agency checks that commercial prenatal screenings work the way they claim before they’re sold to health providers [content note: miscarriage, infant death].
  • Romper talked to Jessica Grose (déjà vu) about her new book, Screaming on the Inside: The Unsustainability of American Motherhood.
  • Harper’s Bazaar looked at the troubled history of removing kids from Native communities for adoptions.
  • Parents advised how to talk to your kids about whether Santa is real.
  • Your Laugh of the Week comes from Points in Case, with “Every Single Website’s Holiday Gift Guide for Dad.”

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