child care

Career breaks are common. So why are we still hiding them on resumes?

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Bobbie Bain had been working at American Airlines for less than a year when she received devastating news. Her son died. She hadn’t worked long enough to qualify for unpaid family leave, she said. So she decided to quit. “I worked my two-week notice that I barely remember,” she said. And “that’s that.” Bain said … Read more

Parenting tips from a traditional British ‘Mary Poppins’ nanny

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A Norland trainee nanny in formal uniform. Graduates are not expected to wear their uniform once they start working for a family, unless requested for a special occasion. Norland College A small college in the historic city of Bath, U.K., is the place Britain’s royal family calls when they need child care. Norland, which was … Read more