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
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...
I’m in my kid 40s and haven’t worked out since 2019. I’m not overweight, just woefully out of shape. I’m winded walking up the stairs. I used to enjoy group classes but would be intimidated now. I also don’t like running or treadmills. I know myself and need to have a trainer of instructor to hold m...
My sister is looking at teaching in chicago and also family planning. Any teachers on here that can share what CPS and/or some private schools in the teachers offer for maternity/paternity leave? ...
A colleague I am close to and work with with remotely had a baby boy in December and already has a daughter who is about 4-5 years old. I want to send something for her baby boy's arrival and for her daughter (and/or the whole family - basically I want to recognize this event). I need help with idea...
I just got a new job, and they need my headshot for the media announcement. Of course I haven’t taken one in 10 years, so I need to take new headshot pictures by this Friday, and get the images back in 24 hours or less. Any recommendations on how to get this done? Thanks! Anonymous poster hash: ec4...
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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...
