我经常请客人写一篇博客文章，这次，我请我的带薪实习学生Kejsi Shahaj写一篇关于母亲节的文章，她为职场妈妈们提供了一些很棒的资源！

最好的，

在这个充满不确定性的时代，盘点一下生活中具体的部分是很重要的。这包括那些在我们最困难的时刻来接我们，并把我们赶走的人。母亲节快到了，还有什么比这更好的机会向世界各地的妈妈们送上更多的爱呢？母亲是一股不可忽视的力量。一旦有了孩子，任何人的生活都不会放慢，每天的每一分钟都有无数的事情要处理。抚养孩子不是一件容易的事，但一边工作一边抚养孩子似乎几乎是不可能的。然而，妈妈们对不可能的事情并不陌生。

职业母亲们设法平衡了母亲的压力和事业的压力。虽然妈妈们看起来毫不费力，但我想我们都知道，一边工作一边养家不是一件容易的事。随着大流行，这只会变得更加困难。各地的妈妈们不得不寻找新的照顾孩子的途径，同时也成为临时的家庭教师。不幸的是，许多职场妈妈总是因为不得不做出将家庭生活与职业理想挂钩的决定而感到内疚。尽管职业母亲看起来像超级英雄，但她们其实和我们其他人一样脆弱。这就是为什么这篇文章致力于为职场妈妈们分享一些资源和工具，哪怕只是一点点减轻她们的负担。

Four Online Tools for the Working Mother

One of the most easily accessible resources for working moms is a helpful website or app. It is important that moms can receive help or guidance quickly since children don’t exactly wait around for their parents to catch up. There are many useful sites, blogs and podcasts out there that offer helpful insight into parenting while also providing a sense of community in a recently isolating world.

Kidsinthehouse is a great online resource for parents. The website contains endless articles and videos regarding virtually every aspect of parenting. The best part is that the advice comes from over 500 experts and parents. These experts range from pediatricians to anthropologists and social theorists. The site also contains a parent-to-parent section which allows parents to connect with each other through forums and discussion boards. This is a great tool for parents to be able to share stories and guidance while feeling a sense of community regardless of physical distance.

Although this site is not entirely specific to moms, I think it is an awesome resource for any woman in the workforce. Fairygodboss is part blog and part social media site. There is a community feed that allows women to share career advice and opportunities. There are also so many useful tools such as anonymous company ratings, a built-in job search engine, databases regarding maternal leave minimums of different companies, and a pregnancy week-by-week guide for work.

The Child Mind Institute is a well-respected organization that provides parents with important mental health resources including clinical care and expert guidance. The organization created a COVID-19 specific source for pandemic related parenting help. The page includes the ability to sign up for telehealth care with clinicians as well as Facebook Live events of expert video chats. There are also numerous articles and tips on topics such as supporting your kids, addressing specific concerns and taking care of yourself.

I think one of the reasons why podcasts have become so popular in the last couple years is because of their ability to make the world feel a little smaller. They are a convenient way to tune into the world around you and listen to other people’s stories while going about day-to-day activities. The Motherly Podcast is perfect to listen to while commuting, exercising, or running errands. Each episode is an honest conversation with a working mother with a fascinating story. Guests include politicians, actresses, entrepreneurs and authors. These diverse stories of empowered mothers are a great source of joy and inspiration.

This holiday there is a new air of hope as many family members are finally getting the chance to embrace each other and share more than 6 feet of distance. If you can, hug your mothers a little tighter this year.

Happy Mother's Day,

Kejsi Shahaj
Drexel 2022 Political Science & Communications Major
College of Arts and Sciences