10 Supportive Facebook Groups Every Working Mom Should Join

10 sttzeive Facebook Groups Every Working Mom Should Join According to the U.S. Department of Labor,70 percent of momswith children under 18 are employed, which means that most moms are balancing work and families. And being a working mother is no easy feat.A recent Welchs study of 2,000 American mothers with children ages five to 12 found that the averageworking mom works the equivalent of 2.5 full-time jobs. She clocks in a 98-hour work week, with her day typically starting at 623 a.m. and ending around 831 p.m. Thats a 14-hour workday... and thats got to be exhausting.Fortunately, theres the internet. An array of Facebook groups exist to support working moms who can turn to them for inspiration, life advice, careerquestions and more.Here are 10 of the most resourceful groupsfull of other working moms many of whom whove been there, done that for those who could use a little boost.1.Busy Moms BuildingMonica Froese of theRedefining Mom blog startedBusy Moms Building, a Facebook grou pfor moms who want to start or grow their own online businesses.Theonline community of mom entrepreneurs is intended for collaboration on ideas that allowmothersto build businesseswhile supportingtheir family goals.2.Making Lemonade CommunityTheMaking Lemonade Community is a place where moms turn their passions into profits.Its a community that was built to help mom entrepreneursgrow both their businesses and their families.And it also brings in experts to train on topicssuch as business, life, health and family.3.Working Moms Support GroupThe group description reads A friend came up with an idea that us working moms should have a support group. I thought that was a great idea, so here it is A place where we can politely vent about everyday life, kids, work, hubbies, etc. Also to share useful tips, recipes, ideas and deutsche bundespost photos of family and inspirational quotes. Enjoy Members often post questions about working moms guilt andpregnancy, too.4.Glitter MomsGlitter Moms is a positive space to openly talk about balancing motherhood and pursuing anything creative, from creative careers and businesses to part-time gigs and freelance jobs in the creative industry, blogs, side hustles, Etsy shops, etc. Moms postadvice, feedback and support regarding all things creative plustidbits on juggling the work-life balance,favorite Trader Joes finds andthe best sweatpantsin which topick upthe kids from carpool. Theres something for every working mom here, even for the not-so-creative ones.5.Kids Crafts and ActivitiesFor working moms looking to spend some off-time with their children and in need of some inspiration as to what to do with them, Kids Crafts and Activities is a helpful group.The content and conversations largely aout DIY crafts, art project ideas and even food activities are even moderated by a small collection of creative kids activities bloggers.6.Cat Nat ChatThis group is a support network for moms that intends to make motherhood a sisterhood. Women are encouraged to post about almostanything they need advice on gift ideas, marital troubles, work-life balance and more. Just no drama, no disrespect, no bashing and no self promoting. Oh, and no medical advice questions because those should be left for doctors.7.Moms with Careers Making It All WorkWorkingmoms in this groupask for help with everything from daycare suggestions to how tohandle workplace sexism. Appropriate topics, according to the group, include daycare advice, struggles associated with juggling momhood and career, tips on being a more effective worker, time management, work goals, family goals, work-life balance and meal planning. No childless women orjobless moms allowed its truly for working mothers only.8.Dairy Queens Working MomsThis is a spin-off of the larger Facebook group, Dairy Queens, of whichmothers must be members already in bestellung to be accepted intothisgroup specifically for working moms. Once in, members discuss breastfeeding practices, pu mping in the workplace, weaning and more.9. WanderfulThis one isnt necessarily for working moms, but it is for women who need avacation and working moms can definitely use a break now and again. Wandeful is a start-up offering meetups in 25 cities worldwide,a blog with travel tips, guided adventure tours, an annual Women in Travel summit, a series of retreats for travel aficionados and the worlds only women-only home-sharenetwork. And it also has thisFacebook group, where women (including working moms) who love to travel share inspiration and tips on everything from where to go for a weekendescapeto safe destinations for traveling with small children.10. Working Moms ConnectionThis group is for moms currently working (any type of job, in any type of career, with any type of work arrangement).Future moms who want to learn about the challenges of being a working mom andSAHMs who want to re-enter the workforce are also welcome. Members post challenges for one another, links to resourc es they love, pictures of their children and advice on all things working moms face.--AnnaMarie Houlis is a multimedia journalist and an adventure aficionado with a keen cultural curiosity and an affinity for solotravel. Shes an editor by day and a travel blogger at HerReport.org by night.