News Roundup

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

  • NPR shared a bunch of helpful advice for new moms and moms-to-be in honor of Mother’s Day.
  • Speaking of new mothers, Today’s Parent listed 10 postpartum depression symptoms and triggers.
  • Romper looked at how a growing number of parents give their kids supplements to help them sleep, focus, and be healthy — and why doctors are concerned. (Some of us at CorporetteMoms are certainly on Team Melatonin!)
  • The Washington Post [gift link] reported that New York City is denying IVF benefits to thousands of gay male city employees and their partners, according to a new class-action lawsuit.
  • The New York Times [gift link] reported that after an hours-long meeting, the Shenandoah County school board in Virginia voted today to restore the names of Confederate officers to three schools in the district.
  • Parents noted that the Social Security Administration released its annual list of top baby names: Olivia, Evelyn, William, Mateo, and more.
  • Cosmopolitan spoke to content creators and a former kid influencer to understand how the business of family vlogging works, and its negative effects on kids.
  • Your Laugh of the Week comes from McSweeney’s, with “Your Child Will Be Disenrolled from Camp Unless You Upload a Form That You’ve Never Heard of and We Will Not Explain.”

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