News Roundup, 7.17.26
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Some of the articles of interest to working mothers that we’ve seen around the web recently…
- ProPublica shared that lawmakers are calling for the CDC to track vitamin K shot refusals for newborns in the wake of a disturbing ProPublica report.
- The Marshall Project explained how moms of Black babies are more likely to be flagged to police over alleged pregnancy drug use, due to discrimination and unreliable testing.
- Parents explained five common ways parents and grandparents miscommunicate — and how to fix them.
- The Washington Post [gift link] reported that a new study links ADHD symptoms in boys and addictive social media use.
- The Washington Post [gift link] also reported the new Trump accounts for kids fall short of the administration’s claims.
- The Wall Street Journal [gift link] shared the changes taking place to recruit officials for recreational and school sports and make sure they are treated better on the field.
- A Curbed writer observed, “[M]any of the New York City parents I talked to said they view allowance … as an essential parenting cost, right alongside summer camp and birthday parties,” rather than a teaching tool.
- NPR noted that many tech companies are developing AI companions for kids in the form of dolls, action figures, and robots.
- Your Laugh of the Week comes from McSweeney’s, with “Transcript from the Annual Meeting of the Global Children’s Shoe-Sizing Consortium.”
Also, do be sure to check out the news update over at Corporette!
On Corporette Recently…
- Kat rounded up the best workwear in the NAS.
- Kat shared what to get first in the NAS.
- Elizabeth, Ann, and I shared our top picks in the sale.
- We talked about hobbies and how to choose them.
