The Employers Leading on Caregiving: 2025 Best Places to Work for Working Daughters
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From flexible leave to mental health resources, these employers understand that supporting working caregivers is no longer optional – it’s essential. Why do we need a list of Best Places to Work for Working Daughters? Because the face of the American workforce is changing. More than 38 million people are…
Managing Caregiver Guilt: Focus on Actions, Not Thoughts
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When we are called selfless, and tireless; when people talk about our sacrifice; when we do a Google images search for eldercare and this is what we see: we think all other caregivers must be perfect. Clearly, every other caregiver goes about their busy and overwhelming day full of love and smiles and…
How to Leverage Technology to Meet Your Needs as a Caregiver
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Guest Author: Mia Barnes Caring for a family member is a challenging experience. You often juggle numerous duties, from managing medications to coordinating appointments — not to mention your other work- and family-related matters on top of that. Fortunately, technology offers a range of tools that can help you streamline…
The Best Places To Work For Working Daughters
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List honors businesses that support employee caregivers Recently, we went in search of the best places to work for working daughters. In time for National Working Daughters Day, here is our inaugural list. The list recognizes companies that support family caregivers and also raises awareness that businesses must do more to make…
Positive Self-Talk: The Benefits for Working Daughters
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What are your thoughts when you open your eyes in the morning? Are you aware of them? When I was at the height of my caregiving, after both of my parents were diagnosed with terminal illnesses, one of my first thoughts after I woke in the morning was, “I can’t…
Now can we get real about supporting working daughters?
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Four times as many people are out of the workforce due to adultcare as are out due to childcare.
Announcing National Working Daughters Day
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On November 17 We Will Honor the Millions of Unpaid Caregivers Supporting Aging Parents The first National Working Daughters Day, on November 17, will honor the millions of women who are caring for aging parents while working and often raising children too. National Working Daughters Day takes place during National…
7 Strategies for Dealing with Grief in the Time of COVID
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Many describe grief as waves, and I agree. Sometimes grief hits like a tidal wave and you think everything you know and love will be destroyed by it. Sometimes it feels like an onslaught of big waves that threaten to suck you under; surely you will drown. With time, grief…
Not Just Visitors: Family Caregivers Need a Voice in Eldercare Policies Now
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When my father moved into the memory care unit of the Charlwell House Health & Rehabilitation Center in Norwood, Mass. several years ago, I visited him every day. He had advanced dementia and not only did I want to soak up every moment I could with him while he was…
The Working Daughter Guide to Managing Stress
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Stress! It’s inevitable in a Working Daughter’s life, but that doesn’t mean it has to rule (or ruin) your life. Even if it’s for only 10 minutes a day, it’s key we find some ways to counter the pressures that often accompany caregiving. Exercise and meditation are awesome stress boosters.…
On Pity Parties, Panicking and Power Anthems
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Last week sucked. But it wasn’t just the broken computer, it was everything. Or was it? Everything in my life went wrong last week. Or did it? I thought so at the time. Can you relate? (rhetorical question) Day in and day out, we all manage an inordinate amount of…
8 Daycation Ideas for Working Daughters
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Working Daughter you need a vacation. I know. I know. You can’t make it happen. There’s work and care, and care, and work and bills. Besides, the stress of planning for a vacation feels like it outweighs the benefit of actually taking one, right? Okay then don’t take a full-fledged…