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Stories, resources, and events for working moms on Long Island — from career and childcare to community.

Mah-jongg club opens this weekend

Only in NewsdayShould kids have required summer reading assignments? These LI educators say no.

Wallet WatchLIers earn up to $2,500 a month doing others' laundry with a gig work app

Working Moms Summit Spotlight

Only in Newsday‘You want me to ask them if you can bring your baby to work?’

An inspiring conversation with award-winning journalist Joan Lunden on career, motherhood, reinvention and her new book, “Joan: Life Beyond the Script."

Work and Parenting

Only in NewsdayNYS gives 4 LI nonprofits a childcare funding boost

Wallet WatchSummer jobs are getting harder to find for LI teens

Here's a step-by-step guide to signing up for Trump Accounts

Wallet WatchWhy LI childcare costs are so high — and why providers say they're struggling

These LI women started a career group to help students enter tight workforce

Only in NewsdayParents are paying $20 to $30 per hour for babysitters as rates climb

A getaway close to home for mom

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'Probably as much as rent or mortgage'

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'We focus on community and bringing females together'

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'You don't just lift here, you lift each other up'

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'I hope they learn people with disabilites aren't to be taken for granted'

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'Chemo actually scared me more than the surgeries'

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'It's so unique, you can't find it anywhere else'

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'It's our introduction to spring'

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Family health

Only in NewsdayLI women scramble for hormone replacement therapy as demand surges

Medicare will begin covering GLP-1 drugs for weight loss. Here's what to know.

4 LI summer camps you can still sign kids up for

Only in NewsdayLI 5-year-old girl's terminal diagnosis gives her baby brother a chance to live

Only in Newsday$20-$60 per tooth? The Tooth Fairy is taking a bite out of LI parents' budgets

Is Hyrox the new marathon? The fitness trend is growing on LI.

Mom break

Only in NewsdayIt's all the buzz: A guide to LI's newest coffee shops

Quick, budget-friendly mom trips on or near LI

Popular 'girl dinner' dish has become a top seller at LI eateries

Dahlias, cosmos and more: Where to pick and buy wildflowers at LI farms

A younger set of LI women is getting into this classic card game

Outdoor drop-in fitness classes to try this summer

Classroom

Only in NewsdayFirst the phones. Now tablets? NYS could limit screen time in schools.

Wallet WatchMost parents doing back-to-school shopping earlier as they try to stretch their money

Major federal student loan changes now in effect. Here's what you need to know.

Only in NewsdayMedian teacher pay on LI: See how your district compares.

Inside Long Island's 'Hogwarts': British boarding school wraps up first academic year in Oakdale

Only in NewsdayMedian teacher pay topped $120G in Nassau, Suffolk

Things to do with kids

New U-pick flower and strawberry farm opens in central LI

NYC day trips for families that won't break the bank

Free summer concert series for kids at LI parks

Outdoor movie schedule: Catch a film under the stars on LI

Splash and spray parks on LI

Only in NewsdayLI's ice cream boat hits the water this summer

Parenting commentary

VOICESOur hardest days as working moms on Long Island

VOICES'I pretended my heart was not completely breaking'

VOICES'I had minutes to figure out how I was going to work that day'

VOICES'I desperately wanted to go with all of them'

VOICES'I worried those moments were not enough'

VOICES'I simply cannot be in two places at once'

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