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Dear Therapist: What’s Your Advice to Parents Whose Kids Are Stuck Home During the Coronavirus Lockdowns?

I’m making sure that our kids exercise, have a schedule, spend time outside each day, and try to maintain as normal a life as possible. What more can I do?

Lori Gottlieb

An illustration of roommates in close quarters. One is wiping down the refrigerator. — Naomi Elliott

Trapped at Home With People You Met on Craigslist

No one answers an ad for roommates expecting to end up quarantined with them.

Elaine Godfrey

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How the Coronavirus Is Influencing Children’s Play

Play is children’s language, and parents shouldn’t be concerned if the pandemic has been showing up in kids’ games lately.

Kate Cray

A woman sits reading a book while wearing a flu mask. — Topical Press Agency via Getty Images

How the 1918 Pandemic Frayed Social Bonds

The influenza pandemic did long-lasting damage to relationships in some American communities. Could the mistrust have been prevented?

Noah Y. Kim

Dear Therapist Writes to Herself in Her Grief

My father died, there’s a pandemic, and I’m overcome by my feeling of loss.

Lori Gottlieb

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How Not to Tank Your Relationship in Quarantine

“This time of isolation could be a period of great growth or great struggle in your relationship.”

John Tierney and Roy F. Baumeister

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My Whole Household Has COVID-19

“The thought of simply breathing in and out without coughing and reuniting with my children ... is goal enough. To—literally—live and let live will be enough.”

Deborah Copaken

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.

Ashley Fetters

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The Four Possible Timelines for Life Returning to Normal

The coronavirus outbreak may last for a year or two, but some elements of pre-pandemic life will likely be won back in the meantime.

Joe Pinsker

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All the Cozy Little Things Keep Me Going

The sound of rain, the feel of a pencil, the routine of making the bed—the power of these things to make me feel better, even in a pandemic, shouldn’t be underestimated.

Isabel Gillies

There’s No Zoom Party Like a College Zoom Party

Gen Z’s impulse to congregate online and post constantly—which older adults often mock—is serving them well in self-quarantine.

Kaitlyn Tiffany

Dear Therapist: My Best Friend’s Wife Cheated on Him

I don’t want to be cruel to her, but I cannot be her friend.

Lori Gottlieb

The Biggest Worry for Doctors Fighting the Pandemic

America’s medical professionals are risking their lives. But their greatest fear is that they’ll move from being part of the solution to part of the problem.

Mike Giglio