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David Ramos / Getty There Are Other Options Besides Reopening Schools
Alternative solutions to parents’ dilemma just require more time, money, and imagination.
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NBC / Kevin Frayer / Getty / Katie … We’re Living in the Retro-Future
In some ways, the pandemic put time on fast-forward. In others, it transported us back—way back—into the past.
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The Atlantic The New Relationships That Fizzled Out in Quarantine
The pandemic made every non-cohabiting couple a long-distance one—and effectively stopped a whole legion of blossoming romances in their tracks.
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Keith Trumbo / Condé Nast via Getty The Many Faces of the ‘Wine Mom’
Some see her as a symptom of a problem with modern parenting; others just see her as a good time.
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The Voorhes / Gallery Stock The Pandemic’s Long-Lasting Effects on Weddings
Even after big parties are safe, smaller, intimate ceremonies are likely to persist.
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Natalia Ramos The Worst Situation Imaginable for Family Violence
All over the United States, adults and children have been quarantined for weeks with people who hurt them.
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The Atlantic Friends Are Breaking Up Over Social Distancing
When one friend takes prevention guidelines more seriously than the other, suspicion, fear, and shame can drive them apart.
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Aiden Symes / Vishakha Darbha What to Ask Instead of ‘How Are You?’ During a Pandemic
Everyone’s doing badly. We need better questions to ask.
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Pablo Rochat The Boomerang Exes of Quarantine
Sometimes social distance can lead to unexpected contact.
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Israel Vargas We Need to Stop Trying to Replicate the Life We Had
Attempting to translate your old social habits to Zoom or FaceTime is like going vegetarian and proceeding to glumly eat a diet of just tofurkey.
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The Atlantic / Arsh Raziuddin Why People Are Confessing Their Crushes Right Now
Feelings, like most everything else, become more urgent during a pandemic.
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Getty / The Atlantic The Child-Care Crisis Is Even Worse for Health-Care Workers
Medical professionals need to be at work more urgently than ever, but their child care has essentially evaporated. Eager (but fragile) networks of volunteers have stepped in to help.
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The Atlantic COVID-19 Is Upending Parents’ Birth Plans
A global pandemic adds several more layers of logistical and emotional overwhelm to the already overwhelming time of new parenthood.
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BSIP / Universal Images / Getty / Shutterstock … How Parents Can Keep Kids Busy (and Learning) in Quarantine
As American schools close, parents are suddenly faced with the challenge of keeping their children occupied at home.
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Remko De Waal / ANP / AFP / … When Keeping Your Distance Is the Best Way to Show You Care
The norms of politeness and affection get inverted during an epidemic.
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Nerthuz / Getty / The Atlantic What Could Happen if the Coronavirus Closed Schools for Days, Weeks, or Even Months
We can get a sense of what to expect from Hong Kong, where students have already been out of school for more than a month.
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The Atlantic The ‘Dating Market’ Is Getting Worse
The old but newly popular notion that one’s love life can be analyzed like an economy is flawed—and it’s ruining romance.
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IVASHstudio / Shutterstock Single-Sex Wedding Parties Don’t Make Sense Anymore
Close, platonic, mixed-gender friendships are more common than ever. Marriage ceremonies should adapt accordingly.
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The Atlantic ‘Toddlers Are Delighted With Themselves’
Toddler selfies, sometimes taken one at a time and sometimes by the hundred, are filling up the camera rolls on parents’ smartphones. Here’s why.
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Express via Getty Images Toy Commercials Are Being Replaced by Something More Nefarious
Kids are getting less exposure to traditional TV ads, but marketers have found sneaky ways to reach them anyway.
