Organize Your #Momlife with These Great Resources from Mother Honestly

By: Tara Clark

They say, IT TAKES A VILLAGE. That doesn’t help us when we’re in the thick of it all with that mental checklist growing longer and longer EVERY SINGLE DAY.

Are you struggling with managing your household, finding the right childcare option for your kids or landing your dream job as a working parent?

Mother Honestly knows how important it is to support women and families. They’ve taken it one step further by sharing their new household and workplace toolkits designed to support caregivers as they manage their daily responsibilities at home and at work. Alongside collaborators and partners who care, they’ve created these toolkits to support anyone seeking tools related to childcare, household management, outsourcing, return-to-work, and more. Here are a few examples:

• Manage your Household: If running your home feels like a full-time job, that’s because it is. From gastronomic endeavors (i.e. meal planning and grocery shopping) to event management (birthday party hosting) and so much more, maintaining a home takes time and energy. lots of it. Unfortunately, time and energy are in short supply when you’re a full-time working parent. Consider this guide a handy shortcut for creating a reasonable, sustainable, systemic approach to managing your home.

• Take Tasks Off your Plate: When you’re a full-time working parent, your time isn’t just valuable, it’s priceless. That’s because every moment you spend on household tasks is one you could have spent bonding with your kids or building your career. If you’re a master chef who loves cooking or a dedicated gardener who loves tending to your yard, the trade-off is worth it. But for chores that drain your time and energy, there’s a simple solution: Outsourcing.

• What’s your plan for Childcare? Finding the right childcare situation is paramount for a working parent. It’s the foundation that enables you to work without undue stress and worry. But it’s harder than ever to figure out, especially in America, where costs are skyrocketing. This is a resource-packed guide, spelling out everything you need to know to find a childcare provider that works for your family.

• Let’s Map your Return to Work: If you’re reading this piece, you probably just brought your new baby home. Congrats! In addition to figuring out how to care for this delicate little bundle of joy and stress, now you have to figure out how to be a working parent. Don’t worry, we’ve created this 6-step guide to help you plan, prepare and adjust to this nerve-wracking transition. You’ve got this, mom.

• How to Land your Dream Job: Is it time to move on and up into a new gig? Are you ready to keep climbing that ladder, or perhaps looking to shift into a new industry? Are you coming back into the workforce after a break spent caregiving? No matter the reason you’re on the job hunt, we’re here to help.

• Find Care that’s a Match for your Family: Even the most glorious childcare program probably isn’t a fit if it adds an hour to your commute, and even the greatest nanny in the world won’t work if they aren’t available during your working hours. In short, what’s convenient for one family might be a dealbreaker for another. To find the best fit, you’ll first want to decide if in-home or center-based care is the best approach for your family. We asked the experts at Vivvi, a child care and early learning provider, to break down the pros and cons of each approach.

• Early Education Must-haves: School readiness isn’t just about literacy, math, and science—although a quality ECE program will begin to hone those skills. Real readiness is about a “whole child” approach that factors in other critical developmental areas, including social-emotional, physical, cognitive, and language development. This free guide will teach you what to look for in a program for your little one.

• Advocate for Childcare at Work: Child care costs are rising rapidly in the United States. One analysis found that parents are paying 41% more for center-based child care since the start of the pandemic. In today’s tight labor market, this means companies will struggle to hire and retain their talented employees since more parents are taking care of their children full-time, even when they would prefer to be climbing the career ladder.

I don’t know about you but this resource is a one-stop shop to help mother’s in their EVERYDAY life. These toolkits have been designed to guide us every step of the way and help ease the stress of our day-to-day lives and I’m ALL ABOUT IT. Download Now.