Category Archives: Childcare
Mommy War Research
Will we never learn that when we ask whether a child is better off with a working mother or a stay at home mom nobody wins? Such is the case with the most recent study reported in the Washington Post … Continue reading
The Childcare Conundrum
Earlier this week the The Wall Street Journal reported on new legislation that would require parents to pay caregivers overtime for more than an 8-hour workday, and would mandate at least one day off per week along with holidays and … Continue reading
A Caregiver’s Worth Revisited
A few weeks ago I posted on “A Caregiver’s Worth.” Over the holidays, I received this response from reporter Ruth Mantell, who I quoted, clarifying her position. She writes: I want to clarify a point you made while discussing a column I … Continue reading
Solutions for All Working Parents
I’ve been critical of Judith’s Warner’s New York Times blog in the past; however, her latest post “The Choice Myth” is a worthwhile read. Warner recaps new data suggesting that most stay-at-home mothers are disproportionately uneducated, low-income and of immigrant … Continue reading
The Opt-Out Revolution Numbers Game
Last week Lisa Belkin’s 2003 New York Times Magazine article “The Opt-Out Revolution” reared its ugly, mommy-wars inspiring head yet again, when Washington Post reporter Donna St. George took the time to parse 2007 census numbers on stay-at-home mothers. The … Continue reading
The Real Story About Power and Homemaking
The New York Times‘ Modern Love column had an interesting piece this weekend about what it means to be a “wife,” which in this case really means “housewife.” Author Sara Sarasohn writes about her partner’s decision to stay home, and … Continue reading
The Juggle Ramps Up Anxiety for Working Mothers
A couple of weeks ago psychologist Alison Gopnik wrote a widely read editorial in The New York Times about how babies learn. Her conclusion wasn’t earth-shattering — in fact many of us knew this already — we don’t need fancy … Continue reading
Judgement of the Moms
On the heels of Louise Chunn’s piece about her life as a working mother comes two more personal essays in a similar vein, one from Katie Allison Granju in Babble, and a second mother-daughter editorial from Anne and Lesley Shooter … Continue reading
Filed under Childcare, Happiness, Management, News, Politics
The Myth of the Judging Mommy
Add to the things I have to be thankful for: I’ve never had a playdate like the ones Emily Bazelon describes in her recent Double X post Defending the Playdate. Reading the piece, I wonder — is this really the … Continue reading
Are Working Parents Giving Their Children as Many Cuddles as Stay-at-Home Parents?
Over the weekend Lisa Belkin’s Motherlode column sparked another round of so-called “mommy wars.” The post discussed a recent study from the Australian Institute of Family Studies indicating that the children of working mothers receive just as much “cuddle time” … Continue reading
Filed under Breastfeeding and Pumping, Childcare, Happiness, New Baby, News
