covid-19

Photographer’s viral ‘front porch sessions’ shows how coronavirus isolation is bringing families together

Family time is the best time (even in the worst of times).

My best homeschooling tip? Teach your kids valuable life skills

We can strive to optimize joy, togetherness and potentially an expanded view of what learning and education mean for our families. Here are a few ideas we are experimenting with.

These virtual musical performances are *exactly* what we need right now

Plus, live stream concerts that are coming up in April.

Kim Kardashian says being quarantined with her kids makes her rethink having more

"It's really tough. Really tough," shared Kardashian West.

It might not seem like it, but I know there’s a bright side at the other end of this

When we emerge, we will be weary and we will be altered. May we be better—more alive, more in tune and kinder.

Andy Cohen reunites with his son after COVID-19 quarantine

The Bravo host says this reunion is the "best one yet."

It’s working, mama: New data shows fevers on the decline

The good news we all need.

Mama, this is hard—but we can do hard things

I want to assure you (and myself)—we will be alright. Take a breath.

Breastfeeding while you’re sick is harder than I ever imagined

It's a whole other level of physical exertion.

Families are going on ‘bear hunts’ to ease the boredom of social distancing

The idea was inspired by the children's book We're Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury and is exactly how it sounds.

Amy Schumer + her son ‘visit’ her dad from a safe distance

They stood on the street waving a sign that reads: "Hi Grandpa! We Love You!"

Brene Brown’s simple advice for parenting when you feel like there’s nothing left to give

It's called a "family gap plan" and it's pretty genius.

This viral Instagram post sharing an ER nurse’s fear is so important to read

"I broke down and cried today. I cried of exhaustion, of defeat. Because after four years of being an ER nurse, I suddenly feel like I know nothing."

School is canceled here for the rest of the year—and I’m grieving for my child

I'm grieving for the loss of these rites of passage that guide our kids so steadily into the next phase of their lives.

These companies are stepping up to make medical masks for the pandemic

JOANN Fabrics recently kicked off a program to teach its crafty customers how to make face masks for healthcare workers.

Parenting during a pandemic: WHO, UNICEF + The University of Oxford release a new resource for parents

They cover everything from how to talk to your kids about COVID-19 to how keep calm and manage stress.

I’m a teacher and I want parents to know—it’s okay for school to come second right now

Your family's well being comes first right now, mama.

I don’t want to give birth in a hospital right now

I have been pregnant for 245 days, and in the past 12 of those, everything I have come to know about how this baby will enter the world is on the chopping block.

This man thanking health care workers through a window is all of us ❤️

You can see how grateful he is. We are grateful, too.

What happens when both parents catch COVID-19 but have two children to care for

With both of us now sick, we set the bar at survival. We took turns with the kids. We wore masks and gloves to make their food. We begged them to put themselves to bed. We tried not to seem sick, even though we took one step forward, another back.