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Apr 2, 2011 1:00 PM CDT

Why I Loved Being Called a MILF

Some find the term 'gross,' but Wilson Diehl needed to hear it

(Newser) - Since becoming a mom, Wilson Diehl had “internalized the wildly sexist notion that moms are unsexy,” she writes on Salon . “Maybe I could be a hot 35-year-old married lady, but a hot 35-year-old married mom?” But on a ladies’ weekend in Chicago with friends, Diehl found herself...

Study: Breastfeeding Mothers Seen as Less Competent

Breastfeeding
Moms Seen as
Less Competent

Breastfeeding Moms Seen as Less Competent

Studies discover widespread bias against women who breastfeed

(Newser) - Breastfeeding has proven benefits for both mother and child, but breastfeeding women are widely seen as less competent than other females, three separate studies have found. The studies—including one in which participants were asked to give their impressions of women based on voicemail messages, some of which included references...

In Defense of
'Ambivalent' Western Moms

OPINION

Jan 15, 2011 3:13 PM CST

In Defense of 'Ambivalent' Western Moms

Op-ed: 'Roaring like a tiger' might not work for all kids

(Newser) - In response to Amy Chua's much-discussed book excerpt in praise of ultra-strict Chinese mothers, Ayelet Waldman begins her defense of "ambivalent" Western moms by rattling off a bunch of supposed no-nos she's allowed her four kids to do—quit music lessons, sleep over at a friend's, surf the web,...

Theory: Women With Daughters Don't Need Husbands

It's a new take on divorce statistics

(Newser) - Sociologists have puzzled over an odd stat for years: Parents are more likely to divorce if they have girls instead of boys. The New York Times parenting blog today takes note of a new theory by a Notre Dame psychologist: Women who have daughters don't need a husband as much...

Postpartum
Depression Is
Preventable

Aug 21, 2010 12:41 PM CDT

Postpartum Depression Is Preventable

... if trained nurses get involved

(Newser) - The solution to preventing postpartum depression may lay in the hands of ... nurses, according to a new study. Researchers in the UK found that women who received a visit from a nurse who had been trained to assess and psychologically support new moms were 30% less likely to have become...

Top City for Working
Moms: Minneapolis

no. 2: Washington, dc

Aug 1, 2010 12:49 PM CDT

Top City for Working Moms: Minneapolis

Forbes weighs women's salaries, safety, unemployment

(Newser) - With its low rates of unemployment and violent crime, combined with relatively high salaries for women, the Minneapolis/St. Paul area tops the Forbes list of best cities for working mothers. The magazine gave added weight in this year's rankings to women's income, and when the numbers were crunched, the Minnesota...

Meddling Moms Get Dating Site

Jul 13, 2010 12:34 PM CDT

Meddling Moms Get Dating Site

New feature makes it even easier to set up your kid

(Newser) - Concerned moms who constantly set up their single kids with—well, almost anyone now have a dating site of their very own. Geri Brin launched the “Date My Single Kid” feature on FabOverFifty.com after many unsuccessful attempts at matching up her son Colby with, among others, “the...

Dads Even More
Stressed Out Than Moms

Happy father's day

Jun 20, 2010 9:55 AM CDT

Dads Even More Stressed Out Than Moms

Expected to do more, fathers now feel mothers' pain at the balancing act

(Newser) - Happy Father's Day, Tara Parker-Pope writes in the New York Times: You deserve it, because it's gotten a lot harder to be a dad. Fathers, increasingly expected to pull their weight at home as well as in the office, are now as stressed about juggling it all as their wives,...

Son Sues Mom for Not Stopping Dad's Beatings

May 26, 2010 1:29 PM CDT

Son Sues Mom for Not Stopping Dad's Beatings

British man says she failed a mother's basic duty

(Newser) - A man in Britain who suffered daily beatings from his father is suing his mother for not stopping them. The 32-year-old wants more than $70,000 because he says his mom failed a mother's basic duty—protecting her offspring. "She should not have allowed her volatile husband to remain...

Day-Care Kids Take Bigger Risks

May 14, 2010 4:59 AM CDT

Day-Care Kids Take Bigger Risks

New fuel for mommy wars

(Newser) - Teenagers who spent long hours in day-care as toddlers are more likely to take risks and act impulsively than peers who spent those years at home, finds the largest and longest study of child-care in America. The findings—sure to stir controversy among parents and policy makers—found that teens...

Is the Tea Party Feminist?

May 13, 2010 6:31 AM CDT

Is the Tea Party Feminist?

Sort of, argues Hanna Rosin on Slate

(Newser) - "While no movement that uses Michelle Malkin as a poster girl could fairly be described as feminist," writes Hanna Rosin on Slate, the Tea Party actually comes surprisingly close. More than half of the movement's members are women and there are many women in leadership roles. That, of...

Twilight's Secret
Superfans: Moms

Nov 16, 2009 8:55 AM CST

Twilight's Secret Superfans: Moms

The secret group of Twilight fans even reports better sex lives

(Newser) - Twilight’s “unthinkably cheesy,” unabashedly adolescent take on love—vampire love, at that—is inspiring adoration in a hidden cache of fans: “smart, sophisticated, well-read mothers.” Why would an otherwise mature adult turn to mush over Stephenie Meyer’s teen saga—even putting a photo of...

Today's Hot
Dieting Tool:
Breast Feeding

Nov 12, 2009 3:03 PM CST

Today's Hot Dieting Tool: Breast Feeding

Study shows breastfeeding women slim faster

(Newser) - It's not the most PC thing to admit, but more and more moms are jumping on the breast-feeding wagon for the love of their...waist, reports Catherine Saint Louis for the New York Times. "For those incredibly shrinking women, the time they nurse is precious not only for its...

The Mommy
Industry Is
Killing Moms

KAREN HOUPPERT

Oct 27, 2009 12:00 PM CDT

The Mommy Industry Is Killing Moms

Selling advice to parents is just adding stress

(Newser) - Thanks to offhand comments from her son ("You're a mean mom!") and underhanded comments from other parents ("Your son's very competitive!"), Karen Houppert wakes up at 2:30am every day, wrestling with self-doubt. The newest parenting trend—family coaches to perfect your child-raising skills—...

Most Stay-at-Home
Moms Aren't
'Opting Out':
Census

Oct 1, 2009 11:39 AM CDT

Most Stay-at-Home Moms Aren't 'Opting Out': Census

Contrary to 'opt-out revolution' notion, most stay-at-home moms start that way

(Newser) - The so-called opt-out revolution by stay-at-home moms “is not and never has been and will not be a revolution,” says one sociologist—and statistics from the most recent census support that point. The term was coined to describe well-educated women leaving high-powered careers to raise children, but census...

Easier Prenatal Tests May Replace Invasive Amnio

Aug 26, 2009 7:50 PM CDT

Easier Prenatal Tests May Replace Invasive Amnio

(Newser) - Amniocentesis may become a thing of the past, as new procedures are developed that can non-invasively but definitively test for Down syndrome and other chromosomal abnormalities, writes Amanda Schaffer for DoubleX. The procedures, expected to be available in the next few years, take advantage of a recent discovery: Early in...

Boozing Author/Mom
Hits the Wagon

Aug 16, 2009 1:07 PM CDT

Boozing Author/Mom Hits the Wagon

(Newser) - Stefanie Wilder-Taylor made a name for herself penning light-hearted accounts of life as a hard-drinking mom, so her blog readers were shocked when she announced that she was laying off the sauce, the New York Times reports. Drinking-while-parenting “was a way to express that we’re still fun people,...

Let's
Heed
Moms'
Warning Signs

analysis

Aug 1, 2009 4:13 PM CDT

Let's Heed Moms' Warning Signs

(Newser) - It’s easy to demonize Otty Sanchez, the Texas mother who allegedly killed and ate parts of her weeks-old son, but the case suggests “some steps we as a society should be taking to support new mothers,” Karen Houppert writes in Salon. Even the medical community is ignorant...

Retailers Pitch Tweens, Moms Age-Appropriate Wares

Jul 27, 2009 10:05 AM CDT

Retailers Pitch Tweens, Moms Age-Appropriate Wares

Marketers seek positive messages for their products

(Newser) - Tween girls are a $43 billion market—but they’re not the ones with the wallets. Marketers are aiming for parents concerned about kids facing a barrage of ads that may not be “age-appropriate,” the Washington Times reports. “Many products are about making them older faster, but...

Moms Deserve
a Break Today

OPINION

Jun 26, 2009 3:33 PM CDT

Moms Deserve a Break Today

Think before offering 'constructive criticism,' then ... keep it to yourself: Warner

(Newser) - The maternal resentment has evidently been building up for a while, and New York Times blogger Judith Warner is letting loose. She recounts slights perpetrated against her and her friends and wonders: "Why do people so often permit themselves to dump—verbally, emotionally, with a surgically precise ability...