Children and Childhood

April 21, 2020
Published by Grandfather_Clocks at April 21, 2020
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So You’re Having a Baby During a Pandemic

I recently heard from a woman who didn’t plan anything for her niece’s birth date. She said she’s been feeling regretful that, because of the coronavirus […]
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April 13, 2020
Published by Ben Dooley at April 13, 2020
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In Rural Japan, a 370-Year-Old Tradition Falls to One Child

SHITARA, Japan — More than three centuries of tradition rest on Mao Takeshita’s narrow shoulders. Mao is 6 years old and swaddled in a heavy kimono, […]
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April 3, 2020
Published by Jacey Fortin at April 3, 2020
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Children Are Hunting Teddy Bears During the Coronavirus Outbreak

With her school closed, her city quiet and her country under lockdown, Stevie-Lee Tiller, 13, is stuck at home with her parents and three siblings. Stevie-Lee, […]
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March 25, 2020
Published by NELLIE BOWLES at March 25, 2020
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‘A Week of Snow Days’? Ha! Families Deal With Cabin Fever

Anita Tandon and Sujit Chakravarthy, parents of three young children, ages 3 months to 7 years old, have taken extreme measures to keep order in their […]
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March 19, 2020
Published by Francesca Donner and Corinne Purtill at March 19, 2020
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Figuring Out Work and Family in the Age of Coronavirus

“This is a new world now.” — Corinne Purtill, a Los Angeles-based journalist who covers health, science, and technology [In Her Words is available as a […]
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January 31, 2020
Published by Emma Goldberg at January 31, 2020
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Doctors on TikTok Try to Go Viral

For decades, sex education in the classroom could be pretty cringey. For some adolescents, it meant a pitch for abstinence; others watched their teachers put condoms […]
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January 24, 2020
Published by Michelle Dowd at January 24, 2020
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Love in the Time of Low Expectations

I saved the drunk voice mail from Texas, which he left during a wedding rehearsal dinner. “I miss you,” he said. “You’re the best thing that’s […]
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December 27, 2019
Published by Tammy Rabideau at December 27, 2019
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As the Ball Dropped, Our Life Fell Apart

Six years ago, on a frigid New Year’s Eve, my teenage daughter and I, along with our two cats, became homeless. Just before midnight, we closed […]
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December 2, 2019
Published by Karen J. Bannan at December 2, 2019
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Celebrating New Year’s, Offspring in Tow

Childless revelers have a plethora of options when it comes to New Year’s Eve. Unencumbered adults can go to parties held in bars, at homes and […]
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November 22, 2019
Published by Jenny Dolan at November 22, 2019
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Face It, Mom and Dad: I’m Not Special

I come from a polite Midwestern family. We never argue. We acknowledge each other’s viewpoint and honor each other’s truth. But to the pantheon of complaints […]
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