Working Moms
NPN was created more than 40 years ago with working moms in mind. When you’re working two full-time jobs—mom and employee—your most precious resource is time, and NPN is here to help.
Searching for schools for your child and don’t have time to spend hours researching online? Our informative school search videos, Annual School Fair and School & Daycare Directory streamline the process. Have a question about work, kids, schools or anything else? Get quick answers from our parent community on our Discussion Forum.
And when you need reassurance or advice about juggling your two (or more!) jobs, our library of articles about the struggles and triumphs of working moms will help you feel less overwhelmed. Long way of saying: We got you, working moms.
Discussions
My female friends and I talk a lot about how we carry most of the mental/emotional/physical burden in our families. I’ve been seeing a therapist to work through some of these issues in my marriage and I feel like I need more support (in addition to probably finding a different therapist bc I don’t t...
I know this isn't a job board, but the economy is weird and I am getting desperate. I am looking for someone to split my job with me. You become the Director of Development, I will serve as your director of data and communications. This role is part-time WITH benefits. Solidarity Bridge is an awes...
As the only people in the whole world, seemingly in town for spring break, we may put a "staycation" on the agenda. If it was you, what would your 3 choice activities be, for a 12/13 year old boy? ...
Curious if anyone knows local people affected by the big tech layoffs. Wondering how much this is going to shake up the local economy. Also, what is the best resource for unemployment benefits if you have severance? Hasn't happened to me yet but I am definitely vulnerable unfortunately so would rath...
Has anyone gone to Wilderness, in Wisconsin Dell, on a weekend, over Spring Break? The front desk says that they are almost sold out. Anyone have experience with wait times for rides, etc. given this? ...
More Articles related to this topic
One thing I love about NPN is that I’m surrounded by other parents that I can honestly share the joys and woes of parenting with. One of those woes that many of us feel daily is the struggle of deciding what to feed the tiny humans we’ve created. My day often moves so quickly that the thought of slo...
Like many milestones in motherhood, I turned to social media and my friends who were moms to set my expectations for returning to work after maternity leave with my first daughter. The narrative was this: You will dread the end of maternity leave and curse the swift passage of time. You will feel yo...
Family vacations are overrated. As we’ve read on our Forum, seen on social media, and heard from fellow parents, “Vacations are basically just taking the sh*t show on the road.” With little kids, they’re anything but relaxing. So with spring break in the rear view and summer “vacations” still a ways...
I had Omicron on the day I was asked if I had any interest in writing an article about being "over" COVID. I quickly said yes, as this was our second round with COVID in our small four-person family, and I was feeling very over all of it. My daughter was the first to have symptoms. I offered t...
We have all seen the headlines around the growing exodus in the labor force with people leaving in what appears to be record numbers. The “Great Resignation” is real and it is impacting all if us in both direct and indirect ways. First, let’s do a brief overview of some of the data. The biggest...
