News Roundup

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

• The Cut looked at the secrecy surrounding co-sleeping.
• Harvard Business Review looked at what employers can do to make childbirth safer in the U.S.
• The 19th observed that workplace discrimination against moms is still “rampant.”
• The Atlantic shared an essay on motherhood by NPR‘s Mary Louise Kelly.
• WIRED reviewed the new book Momfluenced: Inside the Maddening, Picture-Perfect World of Mommy Influencer Culture.
• Meanwhile, NPR spoke to journalist Virginia Sole-Smith about her new book, Fat Talk: Parenting in the Age of Diet Culture.
• The Washington Post reported on a study that showed that an extended dinner led children to eat more fruits and vegetables.
• The Washington Post also reported on a Little League program in New Jersey that tackles the problem of parent hecklers by requiring them to officiate three games themselves.
• Your Laugh of the Week comes from The New Yorker, with “Emojis That Parents Are Still Waiting For.”

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