News Roundup
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Some of the articles of interest to working mothers that we’ve seen around the web recently…
- Fortune suggests some chocolates for Father’s Day gifts… that just happen to contain cordial, stout, cognac, whisky, vodka, and rum.
- TreeHugger rounds up six companies who produce eco-friendly maternity clothes.
- The New York Times reviews the new book How to Raise an Adult: Break Free of the Overparenting Trap and Prepare Your Kid for Success
- The Washington Post introduces you to a popular group for D.C.-area stay-at-home dads.
- Pacific Standard looks into the amounts of housework and childcare that mothers and fathers say they do — and what they actually do — as well as maternal gatekeeping and the high praise that fathers often get for performing simple parenting tasks that they should be doing anyway.
- Fortune looks at the paternity leave of CEOs.
- A Mothership Down ponders the children we might have someday — maybe.
- Quartz explains how to raise kind and compassionate children, according to a new survey of kids.
- A mom writes in The Huffington Post about letting go of the things that she “should” be doing as a mother.
- Kat talked about career hiccups — mistakes, failures, and moments of bad judgment.
- We answered a reader’s question about black suits and summer job interviews.
- The Hunt rounded up fit-and-flare dresses.
- We took a look back in Corporette history.
Tips for air travel while pumping on a hospital grade pump? Going to visit a sick relative across the country and feeling anxious.
The article on overparenting got me thinking… Kat, could we do a discussion on overparenting/overscheduling when a working mom?
My kids are getting to the age where I want them to experience soccer and piano and whatnot. But they’re in school all day, so my only hope is scheduling their weeknights and weekends. Then we’re running from activity to activity with no downtime for just play or boredom.
I feel like I’m trapped as a working mom. If my spouse or I stayed at home, or if I could afford private nannies, I could maybe schedule this better. Or I could schedule some of those summer camps that run only from 9-2 on alternating Tuesdays and Fridays. Or heck I could let them run the neighborhood with the rest of the kids that are home all summer. But as it is, our limited time as a family is dominated by homework and/or extracurriculars.
Is this only me? Is it this bad for SAH parents too? What is the solution? No extracurriculars, and telling teachers too bad but we’ll only spend an hour a night on homework until they’re in high school?
Uh, how come no one offered me liquor-filled chocolates for Mothers’ Day? I could go for a few cognacy chocolates right now.
Interesting article about men making their oen accommodations va women requesting formal accommodation
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/careers/career-advice/life-at-work/men-often-pretend-theyre-working-longer-hours/article25026827/?service=mobile#menu
Has anyone transitioned jobs while pregnant? We’re thinking of starting to try for #2 (which could take awhile or could happen right away). I’m also job hunting. If I do get an offer (and happen to be pregnant), what is the best way to approach it? And, has anyone had experience or success in requesting FMLA benefits (even though I will most likely technically not be eligible)?