Posts tagged Parenting
A 5k 'Baby Bonus' Is Not the Answer

With the annual birth rate in the US near a record low, the Trump administration is looking for a new way to encourage women to have children. The current solution in discussion within the administration is a money incentive. They believe offering women a $5,000 ‘baby bonus’ after delivering will influence more women to give birth.

While offering women this small sum of money to have a child might seem like a generous idea, it cannot solve such a complex decision.

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Majoring in Mom Sense With Kanika Chadda-Gupta

Kanika Chadda-Gupta is a mom of three (twins plus one!), journalist, and entrepreneur with a knack for storytelling. All of these aspects were recently brought together to create her podcast, That’s Total Mom Sense. In her interview with Jejune, Kanika defines ‘Mom Sense’ and ‘Dad Sense’ as a parent’s built in sixth sense, or, “…our very own superpower of intuition.” The podcast invites some influential guests to share their own stories and parenting advice, as Kanika has found that storytelling is the best way to connect and grow with her audience. Kanika was born in Bombay, India and is a founding member of RISE100 by Sundara, which is a program that works towards providing mentorship and resources to female entrepreneurs in low to middle income countries. Read on in our interview with Kanika to learn more about That’s Total Mom Sense, her parenting advice, and how she is giving back.

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