Interesting opinion piece in Wednesday's USA Today. The author, Laura Vanderkam, maintained that princess culture -- all that exposure to Disney princesses over time -- has contributed to creating a generation of girls and young women who believe that if they are charming and patient enough, ...
Many of my recent blogs have dealt with the growing role dads play in parenting. An article in yesterday's New York Times supported those observations. It talked about how play classes originally designed for moms and their babies are suddenly being populated by more and...
So much for birthing babies into the lap of luxury. This morning's New York Times points out that even high-income couples are now looking first to second-hand sources when buying for their kids. Craig's List, hand-me-downs and other money-saving options have become the purchasing preference...
Dad may have had his Day on Sunday, but he is also experiencing an extended paternal moment. Whether by choice or circumstance, more dads are finding themselves increasingly responsible for daily parenting. In response, they are making a place for themselves in what has traditionally been...
No news to moms themselves: According to a recent Salary.com study, a stay-at-home mom’s job responsibilities are similar to those of an entrepreneur running a start-up company. Mothering incorporates the skills of “among others, a CEO, psychologist, facilities manager, computer operator, cook, and van driver.”...
The current unemployment rate is higher among men than women. But that’s not good news for working moms. Whether because their spouse is out of work or they are picking up the slack when colleagues are let go, moms are working longer hours. To further help...
Say it ain’t so, moms. According to an April online survey conducted by MomLogic.com and Insight Research Group, one in three mothers are turning to vices like overeating, drinking, drugs and gambling to cope with the recession. In addition, of mothers whose partners have lost their jobs,...
Mom-stats worth repeating from this week's Motherlode blog. Mothers make 73 cents to every dollar earned by an equally qualified man at the same job. Single mothers make about 60 cents compared to that dollar. Over a lifetime, mothers earn from $40,000 to $2 million less than men doing...
