Category Archives: Working Mom Blogs
Get Rid of the Frazzled Working Mom
Over the weekend I came across this post from Morra Aarons-Mele at Moms Rising about the archetype of the frazzled, stressed out working mother. Aarons-Mele makes two important points: First, the “second shift mentality” that has mothers working a full … Continue reading
Filed under Happiness, Home, Work, Working Mom Blogs
AAP and Others Respond to Hanna Rosin
Hanna Rosin’s breast-feeding article is getting a lot of play in the blogs. Without being too cynical about the media, I’m pretty sure that’s exactly what The Atlantic was looking for when it chose to publish her piece. Nothing sells … Continue reading
Filed under Breastfeeding and Pumping, News, Politics, Working Mom Blogs
Five Studies You Should Know About
A few studies have come out in the last couple of years that have broad implications for working mothers, childcare and parenting. I’ve picked five below that I think are worth knowing about. Of you know of others, post a … Continue reading
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The Guilt Myth
I recently read this op-ed from a guilty working mother in the online version of Virginia’s Daily Press newspaper. Nothing new here: mother works, mother feels like she isn’t spending enough time with baby, mother writes op-ed about how guilty … Continue reading
Filed under Childcare, Happiness, Work, Working Mom Blogs
Mama Bee at Orlando Sentinel’s Moms at Work Blog
The Mama Bee was mentioned today at the Orlando Sentinel‘s Moms at Work blog! See their “Virtual Nightstand” of recommended links here.
Filed under News, Working Mom Blogs
Bad Working Mother Reporting
Yesterday my Google alerts popped up a post from WalletPop about a study commissioned by Home Depot on working mothers coping with the economic downturn. It was an interesting enough piece for me to do a more research to see whether I … Continue reading
Filed under News, Politics, Working Mom Blogs
Working Mothers: Still the Root of All Evil
Thank you, Catherine Ostler, for this response to the recent Church of England/Children’s Society study blaming working mothers (and women’s “economic independence”) for a host of family ills. Babble’s Strollerderby also protests the report’s assumptions here, and Feminist Philosophers talk … Continue reading
Filed under Politics, Work, Working Mom Blogs
The Ultimate Showdown: Nanny Versus Daycare
After spending his first year one on one with a nanny in our home, Baby Bee switched to full-time daycare at 12 months. (The center calls itself an “early childhood education program,” but it’s really just high quality daycare.) Since our current … Continue reading
Filed under Childcare, New Baby, Work, Working Mom Blogs
The Perils of a Stay-at-Home Husband
Babble had this interesting essay from Hannah Otero this week about having a stay-at-home husband. Even though Papa Bee is the kind of guy who would probably be a very good stay-at-home Dad, we have always veered away from this … Continue reading
Filed under Home, Working Mom Blogs
New Study from Penelope Leach is Good News for Working Mothers
Penelope Leach, who has in the past suggested that children under 3 years old should be with their mothers for maximum human development, has redeemed herself with two recent pieces of journalism. Last month she wrote this piece in the … Continue reading
Filed under Famous Working Mothers, Work, Working Mom Blogs
