How Care.com and non-profits are bringing an entrepreneurial mindset to Europe’s refugee crisis
By Laura Esnaola Today, Care.com is standing with Tent Partnership for Refugees — a non-profit organization founded by Chobani CEO Hamdi...
By Laura Esnaola Today, Care.com is standing with Tent Partnership for Refugees — a non-profit organization founded by Chobani CEO Hamdi...
Thaty is a member of the National Domestic Workers Alliance, an organization for the respect and dignity of domestic workers....
Care.com is proud to stand with more than 75 business leaders calling for a strong, sustainable and inclusive national paid...
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In a previous chapter of her career, Laura V., a classically trained French chef, spent hours serving up decadent dishes. But...
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Ana Deferrari, a New York City-based caregiver with more than 25 years experience, describes herself as a lifelong learner. She...
The royal nanny must always be the height of professionalism. From manners to milestones, there are many attributes to a...
For as long as she can remember, Chris H. has loved babies, even when she was barely out of babyhood...
Fifteen months after I pushed my son out of my body and onto this earth, I’m only beginning to come...
The original “Mary Poppins” movie is an obvious family classic. But for me, a nanny with over a decade of...
This interview originally appeared on apolitical.co. It’s presented here with permission of the publisher. Workers in the care sector are...
Watching my 9-year-old daughter whiz trucks across the floor with her 18-month-old brother is one of those moments in time...
If you have a nanny watching your kids or a senior caregiver taking care of a loved one, you know...
Passing the kids off to your nanny for her shift can seem like a quick transition to you, but it’s...
Something was different. I did a double-take in the mirror. Was that really my rear end? Somehow, it looked different....
For a host of practical reasons, becoming a stay-at-home mom was the right choice for me and my family. And...
According to a recent study, between 60 and 80% of patients say they haven’t told their doctors the truth or...
Any parent of a toddler will tell you that a car ride with their little one is rarely a quiet...
It’s 4:45 p.m. on a rainy Monday afternoon, and I’m pulling dinner ingredients out of the fridge while giving the...
Among the many expenses you will incur as a parent, the cost of quality child care is one of the...
It’s easy to look at your parents or grandparents and think your life is nothing like theirs. The advent of...
As a mother, it seems as if I spend an inordinate amount of time imagining all the terrible things that...
If you’re an overwhelmed parent of one child, and hyperventilating at the idea of trying for baby No. 2, you’re...
Studies have shown that grandparents can positively impact their grandkids’ nutrition and mental health. While many parents acknowledge these benefits...
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When Keyona Grant was preparing to go back to work after maternity leave, her baby did what a lot of...
Jenna Fletcher’s now-3-month-old son was diagnosed with colic at 8 weeks old. “I already was dealing with postpartum depression after...
Congratulations, you’ve survived your first year of parenting! You figured out how to feed your infant and somehow got some...
Prior to full-time parenting, I had a vision of life as a stay-at-home mom: I’d effortlessly balance housework and child...
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Prior to parenting, I had it all figured out — or so I thought. I’d breastfeed exclusively until my child...
I’ve been babysitting for several years now, and there have been many ups and downs. Sometimes situations come up that...
Since picking my son up from our babysitter and putting him down for bed, I can name at least a...
Parents all over Facebook are loving this mom and lactation consultant’s brilliantly simple tip for increasing breast milk output and taking...
The mental load — the unseen stress and emotional labor that often falls on women — isn’t a new concept...
In childbirth, a woman’s care providers are supposed to be her most trusted advisors and a major source of support....
When you’re parenting young kids — particularly over summer break — laughing is crucial. Thankfully, the moms and dads of Twitter...