Archives: January 2006

Working Mom at the Kitchen Table

Posted by: Amy Dunkin on January 31

Did you know Feb. 13th is the fourth annual Doing Business in Your Bathrobe Day? It's being promoted by Webmomz, a resource I happened upon today for mothers who have...

Those Darn Nanny Taxes

Posted by: Amy Dunkin on January 30

Last week, my 2005 Schedule H packet arrived in the mail. Sked H, if it doesn't ring a bell, is the sheet you attach to your federal income tax return...

Bitter Pills

Posted by: Lauren Young on January 30

In the beginning—back before I was a working parent—I was a single chick. And being single had its privileges: Watching “Letterman,” sleeping late, and seeing every new movie in the...

A Tribute to Jim

Posted by: Amy Dunkin on January 27

When we think of working parents, we tend to focus on the people who still have young ones at home. But you don't cease to be a working parent just...

Catching Some Z's

Posted by: James Mehring on January 27

Now that I have six weeks of fatherhood under my belt, I am well prepared for the usual stream of questions when I bump into a co-worker or call a...

Forget the Lawyers. Just Say No

Posted by: Cathy Arnst on January 26

Fellow blogger Amy Dunkin alerted me that the anti-obesity movement is shifting to the courts: Consumer groups have filed a $2 billion lawsuit against Kellogg and Nickelodeon for engaging in...

Why Work Works

Posted by: Toddi Gutner on January 26

Working Mother magazine is currently calling for entries for its’ 100 Best Companies list. This annual exercise is “intended to promote the interests of working moms in corporate America by...

To Sleep...Perchance?

Posted by: Lauren Young on January 26

As working parents with wee ones, the editors here at BusinessWeek like to compare notes in the morning about our previous night's sleep. Last night was a bad one. I...

Oh Boy!

Posted by: Amy Dunkin on January 25

Newsweek's cover story this week on "The Boy Crisis" is yet another take on why the educational system may be failing boys. In fact, BusinessWeek's own Working Life editor, Michelle...

The Kids Are NOT Alright!

Posted by: Cathy Arnst on January 25

I was recently skiing with my 7-year-old daughter at a resort that is popular with families. At tne end of the day, I went to buy her a hot chocolate...

Our New Blog

Posted by: Amy Dunkin on January 23

Before I welcome you to BusinessWeek’s new Working Parents blog, I’d like to clarify something. We recognize that all parents, whether they go to an office and take home a...

Desperate Working Parent Seeks Insurance Help Desperately

Posted by: Lauren Young on January 23

I’m on a crusade to improve the insurance system, and I invite you to join me in making difference. Because we want this blog to be educational and interactive, please share your experience about health insurance—the good, the bad and the ugly.

Technology: Friend or Foe of the Working Parent?

Posted by: Anne Tergesen on January 23

Over the past couple of years, BlackBerry-toting moms and dads have popped up everywhere: At sporting events and on beaches, playgrounds, ski slopes and baseball diamonds. When my son’s first...