Working Parents
Do you have Work/Life Balance? If you don't, then check out this section and help keep the mayhem at bay.
We also have a great set of Work/Life Balance Tips that were posted to our Career Networking group.
If you haven't already, join PSP Career Networking to be part of an ongoing dialogue that covers each of these issues, and also check out these pages:
Time and Sanity Saving Tips for Parents
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Do you ever feel like there just aren’t enough hours in the day? Trying to balance cooking, cleaning, and parenting in general is not an easy task. The good news is that you are not alone! The Park Slope Parents Working Moms group had a discussion of how to make life less hectic that they have found to help stave off the insanity. We have compiled the helpful tips and advice on how to balance it all while still finding time for yourself.
Meal and Cooking Advice for Busy Parents! Plus, Advice On "Do You Eat Dinner as a Family? And How Do You Do It?"
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Includes meal planning tips, recipe ideas, and also suggestions for lunch and breakfast too!
Co-sleeping and Returning to Work
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The following thread originally appeared on our Working Moms Group about how to transition from a bed-sharing situation with your little one and returning to work.. Be sure to check out more general advice from PSP members about co-sleeping here!
How to Make Work and Two Kids Work
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A parents asks the Working Moms Specialty Group how to they manage working and transitioning from one kid to two...
Q&A With a Better Balance About the New Paid Family Leave Laws in New York State
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Paid family leave in New York goes into effect on January 1, 2018. And those who have kids in 2017 may take paid family leave in 2018, as long as they take leave within a year of the birth.
In response to the many questions on various Park Slope Parents listserves, Park Slope parent & ABB Board Member Elizabeth Saylor put together the below question and answer. Molly Weston Williamson, a staff attorney at A Better Balance, helped her with this. If you are an employee or independent contractor and have additional questions not answered below, we recommend you call ABB (212-430-5982) or the state’s paid family leave hotline (844-337-6303). Employers, including household employers of nannies or housekeepers, should also call the state hotline for more information.
Elizabeth will also continue to work with PSP and ABB to answer additional questions. Hope this helps. The new law is very exciting but, as with anything new, a bit confusing.
This page was updated September 30, 2019
Working Moms Pep Talk
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When one mother wrote to the group worried about going back to work, positive responses came pouring in. Here, we pulled together their replies. In sum: you got this!
Banishing Zoom Fatigue: Tips for Spicing Up Your Next Meeting
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“Oops, I think you’re on mute.” “Okay, can you all see my screen?” “Please place your questions in the chat.” At this point, you’re likely all too familiar with the soundtrack of a Zoom meeting—and no, you’re not alone in your fatigue with this format. That’s why we’ve compiled suggestions from our creative community members—plus spilling a few secrets sourced directly from PSP headquarters!
Return to Work Resources
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Park Slope Parents members on our Stay-at-Home Parents (SAHP) Group have recommended resources for a parent looking to rejoin the workforce after a three-year gap.
Whether you’re a SAHP or a working parent looking to network with others in your industry, PSP has a group for you! Join our community HERE; and if you’re already a member, get signed up for the SAHP Group, Career Networking Group, or specialty career groups HERE.
PSP Productivity Hacks
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Park Slope Parents held a brainstorming session for folks to share their productivity secrets, including email hacks, hidden gems from the App Store, and strategies for staying focused.
Supporting Your Partner During Business Travel
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Leaving your family at home when you’re away on business can be a challenge. Below are tips from our PSP Dads on making things easier on your partner—and therefore on yourself as well.
Want to connect with fellow working parents? Find the Career Networking Group HERE in your PSP membership account, the Dads Group HERE, and the Working Moms Group HERE.
Not yet a member of PSP? Join us today to get connected to dozens of specialty groups for all aspects of work and life, including dozens of industry-specific career sub-groups.
How to Deal with a Deliquent Client
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PSP member advice for dealing with a client that does not pay their invoice.
Commuting Into Manhattan for Daycare
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Stay local for childcare, or take the kids on the subway? Here are some words of experience.
The PSP Guide to Securing Backup/ Emergency/ Last Minute Childcare
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Uh oh. You’ve found yourself needing unexpected childcare. Maybe your nanny or babysitter has just called in sick or you are a freelancer and a job just came in at short notice. Or something else has come up and you find yourself needing a babysitter. What can you do?
Daycare for Parents Who Work Late
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What to do if you work past 6 p.m.
How to handle a sick kid and childcare
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Coughs and sniffles, fevers and colds. Your kid is sick and how do you determine when they are too sick to go to daycare with a nasty cold or another common bug? How do you handle back-up childcare if you have to miss multiple days of work? How do you negotiate which partner stays home, especially when one or both partners has the kind of job that can't really be done from home?
Separation Anxiety with Baby: Adjusting to Nanny
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Working moms talk about how their baby adjusted to nanny and overcoming baby’s separation anxiety.
Maternity Leave for a Nanny: What to do When Your Nanny is Pregnant
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Wondering what to expect your nanny is expecting? What do you do when your nanny is pregnant? How do you manage maternity leave? Or what if they want to bring their baby to work? PSP members share how they handled their caregiver expecting their own little one.
Asking for a Raise
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Members from the PSP Career Networking Group weigh in on how to ask for more money in your current position.
Nonprofit Resources
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Here are a list of resources PSP members have found helpful for their Non Profit Organizations.
Negotiating Severance
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You just found out your position is being made redundant. You probably have many questions about what to do next and how to handle this new situation. With the resulting schock that this news can put you in, it can be hard to think about how to best protect yourself when negotiating things like a severance package. Take a deep breath and a few moments to read what PSP members have to say about their experiences when they were laid off and how they handled getting severance packages.
Can working parents realistically pick up their children from daycare/preschool at 6pm?
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A PSP member asks the group how working parents can realistically pick up children from daycare by 6pm. Members share their experiences of how they manage busy work schedules with strict pick up times.
Work/Life Balance—The Conversation Begins
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One simple question on one of the PSP lists about starting a new job after maternity leave evolved from a conversation of practical advice to an engaging dialogue about the political system, social dilemmas, and work culture policies surrounding and impacting parenthood. This summary pulls both the practical tips and political critique that came out of this lively conversations...
How to Stay Organized and Get Focused
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Parents share how they get organized at work (and also at home) and talk tips, strategies and more about how to stay focused on the job.
How to Tell Your Spouse You Don't Want to Work With Them
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In these tough economic times where the job market is hard, sometimes you want your partner wants you to help work your connections for them and get them a job. But what happens when you don't want to work with them? Here is one member's story, and the advice she received about how to handle it.
PSP's Guide to an Awesome Resume
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We share our resumes do’s and don’ts - plus advice from PSP members about how SAHMs handle the employment gap when they transition back to the work force.
Software systems and apps for managing multiple projects and deadlines
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PSP members share the tools, software and approaches for managing projects deadlines and teams.
Advice for Helping Your Partner Return to Work After Maternity/ Parental Leave
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One dad's awesome advice for how he and his transitioned into working life after maternity leave.
Resources for Working Parents
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Working and parenting are each tough enough. Managing both together--well now we've got a juggling act! PSP is here to help! To do this, we've got some great initiatives under our way to help you network and find job opportunities, develop your business or career, and do it all in a way that maximizes your sanity and allows you to enjoy and appreciate the toughest job of all, being a parent.
Here are the resources in this section:
Here's where you can find out information about Maternity/Paternity Leave, Breastfeeding, Equal Pay, and Pregnancy Discrimintation information.
Find resources to help you understand your rights as a working parents, negotiate better leave policies or flexible work arrangements, and be part of a grassroots effort to encourage better family supportive policies in our workplaces and our laws. [Something enthusiastic and embracing]!
We also have a great set of Work/Life Balance Tips
Here are resources to help you advance or change your career, from negotiating salary and benefits, using social media (LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook) to help get the word out, and more!
We even have reviews of Career Book Reviews written by parents going through the process!
If you're a member of Park Slope Parents, join our PSP Career Networking group to make connections, get information about jobs, and get feedback from others about how to excel at your career!
PSP Member Reviews for accountants, financial planners, insurance agents, and more
Book Summary: How to Say It for Women: Communicating with Confidence and Power Using the Language of Success
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Book Summary/Review: "I Could Do Anything If I Only Knew What It Was: How to discover what you really want and how to get it" by Barbara Sher
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Book Summary/Review: "The War of Art" by Steve Pressfield
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Book List: Leadership Book Recommendations
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Original poster asks:
“I'm looking for some book recommendations for an individual who is transitioning from a staff position to a leadership position at their company. This transition requires them to adjust their skill set and approach, and I wonder if there are any books out there to help those stepping up in such a way to restructure their thinking a bit. Any ideas?”
Parental Burnout
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A Park Slope Parent Member summarizes how to avoid "parental burnout."
Don't Do the Dishes! (And Other Irreverent Advice for Creative Parents)
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It’s a bird, it’s a plane, its an Advice Column!
Don't Do the Dishes! Cogs in the Wheel
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Don't Do the Dishes: Single Parents
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A Park Slope parents asks, any suggestions for helping to organize life - from finances, home, work paperwork, playdates... and especially time for myself ?
Don't Do the Dishes: Scheduling Challenges
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Figuring out a Collective Calendar
Back-to-Work Anxiety
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A mom faces a return to work with deeply mixed feelings. Some advice on how to navigate this transition.
The PSP Accountability Buddy Guide
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The complete PSP Guide to Accountability Buddies!
PSP Guide to Organizing a Meet Up
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- Category: Networking Resources, Pregnancy & Baby Group Resources
There's been a lot of talk about people wanting to meet up. The only thing stopping you is an organizer, so how about YOU? Create the meetup you want to attend! Here are a few quick tips to make it happen.
What to say to people who ask "can we grab coffee" or "I'd love to pick brain"
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What do you say to people who you don't know that want to meet for coffee, pick your brain, talk about the app they are developing, business solution they are offering, and more....
Tips for a Successful Writers' Group
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PSP shares advice to make your writing group a success.
To find out about joining the PSP Writers Circle, go HERE.
Places to Work, Meet and Rent in the Area
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Looking for a quiet coffee bar to work from? Or maybe a cafe to conduct a business meeting? Or an event hall for a work party? Or a desk space to rent? Park Slope Parents recommendations section answers these questions with member suggestions and tips. Here are some quick links to help you find what you are looking for.
Small Business Resources
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Organizations that can help you get on your way to creating a successful small business.
How To Request a Work From Home Situation
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How to negotiate working remotely rather than commuting 5 days a week. This article contains advice from two threads on the PSP forums, one in 2012 and another in 2017.
How to connect your way into your next job
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One parent shares her tips and resources that keep landing her new jobs.
Setting up an LLC
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Thinking of setting up an LLC and what type of package to get? Here are some questions and answers parents have shared on the PSP Career Networking Group.
Time Management: An Urban Legend
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How to time manage the time management issue. Here are 10 steps to living the Life You Want.
Adventures in Delegating
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Some tasks are a pleasure to delegate - here are some useful tips to outsource those errands and household tasks.
W/LB Tip #1: Meal Planning
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Menu Planning Tips
W/LB Tip #2: Blocking Time on Outlook
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Creating time in your day by scheduling it!
W/LB Tip #3: The FIRST ______ (fill in the blank) Happens when YOU see it!
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Count YOUR first time seeing something as the first time.
W/LB Tip #4: Best Places for Ordering In/Taking Out
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Good food and a quick way to take care of dinner!
W/LB Tip #5: Read (Preferably Fiction!)
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The importance of disconnecting.
W/LB Tip #6: Use Your Commute Time to Transition
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Getting the most out of down time.
W/LB Tip #7: You Really Don't Need To....
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Saving time by cutting out uneccessary daily chores.
W/LB Tip #8: You Really Don't Need To Answer that Email Right Away
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You really don't need to answer that email right away.
W/LB Tip #9: Organizing Your Inbox
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I am so excited to be able to bring you some tips from local parent and organizing expert Amanda Wiss, of Urban Clarity, on ORGANIZING YOUR INBOX. It's virtual space, but the mental effect is the same as a closet full of clutter. Take an hour to set up a system as she suggests below, and you will definitely save time going forward.
Here's Amanda's advice:
W/LB Tip #10: Start a Pick-Up Co-op
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Having a back-up for pick up can help you in case you're running late and need a helping hand.
W/LB Tip #11: Use Those Hours After the Kids are Asleep!
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W/LB Tip #12: Create Family Traditions
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W/LB Tip #13: When the clock strikes 8:30...
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Finding ways to use the hours after the kids are asleep to have fun and re-energize.
W/LB Tip #14: Create Family Traditions
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Creating moments that will stand out for years.
W/LB Tip #15: De-Cluttering Your Office
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W/LB Tip #16: More on Family Traditions
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Follow up to people's family traditions.
W/LB Tip #17: De-Cluttering Your Mind
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Decluttering your mind is more important than cleaning your desk!
W/LB Tip #18: Happy Mother's Week- Cut yourself some slack
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Sometimes the best thing to do is just cut yourself some slack.
W/LB Tip #19: Desktop Activism
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Helping all parents have more work-life balance through easy activism.
W/LB Tip #20: How To Focus in the Age of Distraction
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How to focus in the age of distraction
W/LB Tip #21 Just Say No
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Life coach Anne Baker helps us set boundaries by saying "NO" to keep us more balanced.
W/LB Tip #22: Priorities, Priorities
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Setting Priorities as a way to get more balance in life.
W/LB Tip #23: Breathe, and then break for summer...
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Summer tips to help you BREATHE--and count your blessings while you do so.
Back To Work With a Baby
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Here are some tips, words of wisdom, and general advice from Park Slope parents on how to make the transition back to work with a baby as smooth and as stress free as possible…
The Debate: Working Long Hours and Parenting
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The expectation and normalization of working long hours in the work place and it's impact on parents.
Increasing your Productivity
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Want to increase your productivity when you work from home? Here are three helpful tips!
Tips for Leaving Work Stresses at Work
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Do you bring the anxiety of work home with you? Sometimes it feels like it’s impossible to let go of job related stress. Here are tips parents have shared about how they let go of work-related negativity.
How to Negotiate Work Life Balance When Job Hunting
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From setting up creative work schedules like coming in early, working from home, after bedtimes, Moms from the PSP Working Mothers group talk tips about how to find, negotiate and juggle the Work/ Life Balance.
Decompressing: How to Unwind After Work
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It can be very difficult to switch gears, especially depending on your job and your commute. How do working parents unwind? Here are tips from PSP working parents.
PSP Member Discussion: Work life balance and liking what you Do?
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The Park Slope Parents’ Law specialty group discussed how to maintain a work life balance in an industry notorious for its long and demanding hours.
Would you keep the job you have now if you didn't have kids?
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Would you keep the job you have now if you didn't have kids?
Negotiating Hours at Work
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You’ve found a dream job, but maybe not a dream schedule. How do you negotiate the hours you want?
The Impossible Juggling Act: Motherhood and Work
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In one of our Baby Groups, moms talked about “having it all” – or rather, debated the realities and the myths surrounding it. One working mother shared this poignant piece by Anne Marie Slaughter (read the full text over on The Atlantic), sparking an interesting debate in the group. This article summarizes snippets of this thought provoking topic and the hot button issues it presses.
Balancing Work Travel and Parenting
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Working parents talk about how to balance working, traveling and being a parent.
The Real "I Don't Know How She Does It" Moms
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PSP working moms talk about how to get it all done. Read their tips, parenting hacks, and not so well kept secrets about how to balance the dinners, the packed lunches, the PTA meetings, kids afterschool classes, work, working out, grocery shopping, and more.
Pumping At Work Tips for Breast Feeding Moms
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Moms who pump at work are more and more a routine part of today's workplace. Here are some valuable tips for new moms from our network of seasoned pumping pros. Also includes advice on what to wear, scheduling, storage and transportation, and more.
12 Tips to Help With Separation Anxiety
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Teary goodbyes—complete with clinging, screams & tantrums—are common, and as a parent, it can be very upsetting to see your little one so sad to see you go. Here are tips Park Slope Parents has picked up from members who have had to deal with this phase in their child’s development.
Missing Firsts
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PSP working moms talk about "missing firsts" - first steps, first words, first swing set rides... Here, parents share their tips for dealing with the fear of missing out!
Should I take a break from work?
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PSP working mothers talk about taking a break from work. This article summarizes two exchanges on our PSP forums, one discussion (2014) with a parent working part-time and deciding whether she should stop, and another thread (2017) about one mother on maternity leave who is debating whether she should return to her job
Should I Tell My Boss I'm Pregnant?
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Pregnant and considering applying for that promotion at work? PSP working mothers debate the ethics of whether to disclose or not to disclose during the interviewing process.
Starting a new job after maternity leave
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New baby, new job? PSP members share what they learned about handling this.
Advice for Interviews Regarding Family Friendly Policies
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Members share their experiences in finding employers who are family-friendly...
Freelancing and Maternity Leave
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Advice for freelancers about maternity leave.
How to Welcome a First-time Mom Back to Work
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Awesome ideas for how to welcome your colleague returning from parental leave...
Should I keep working when salary just covers childcare?
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When do the cents make sense: stay at home or work?
Changing Jobs
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Balancing work and babies is no easy feat. Feeling compromised inevitably comes up. These emotions might feel more apparent when it’s a job you don’t love, or you don’t feel challenged anymore. It’s tempting to consider switching jobs, but that decision has it’s own set of unique issues: does it make sense to stay in a job that lets you focus on your kids? Are you risking your career by letting your stalling professional growth?
Parents on the Working Moms group talk the pros and cons.
Dealing with After School Guilt
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Parents talk about putting their children in after school programs, and how to help a kiddo who might feel lonely or left out because of it.
Work affirmations: "So happy to be back at work!"
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One PSP parent shared an observation to their group that kickstarted an awesome dialogue. They wrote: “Overall, it feels like the majority of messages I've received from all directions say that when you go back to work, you'll hate your job and feel distracted and guilty all day that you aren't with your baby. That it'll be impossible to be in a different location than your sweet baby angel all day. After hearing this so often, I really started to fear that I would have a difficult time when I went back to work.”
Mat Leave Tips for Motivated Moms
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Do you consider yourself Type A? Have you been angling for overtime and promotions since your teenage years? Is it hard to remember the last time you took PTO? If you’re a bit of a self-professed careerist, you may be concerned about jeopardizing your professional advancement while on maternity leave. Fortunately, fellow working moms are here to offer wisdom and solace. (Spoiler alert: Yes, it is possible to take full advantage of your mat leave while still advancing in your career!)
Know Your Rights Resources: Pregnancy, Breastfeeding and Beyond
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What are your rights at work, including FMLA, breastfeeding, pregnancy discrimination and beyond! Here are some resources.
U.S. Department of Labor Pages
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Information from the United States Department of Labor
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- Myths and Misunderstandings of Parental/ Maternity Leave
- Tips for Planning and Negotiating your Parental/ Maternity Leave
- Parental Leave and Beyond
- Advice on How to Structure Parental Leave
- A Guide to Paid Family Leave Policies for New York State Employers
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