On Parenting: Single parents and the pandemic

In the wake of the omicron wave, single parents are drowning; An 8-year-old slid his handwritten book onto a library shelf. It now has a years-long waitlist.; The pandemic means more time with older teens. How do we all cope?; Does our child need to isolate? Can I use an at-home test on a baby? Your parenting pandemic questions answered.; Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for children under 5 could be available by the end of February, people with knowledge say; Carolyn Hax: Surprise! Pregnancy delights her, but rattles her husband and son; More than half of her class had never seen snow. So a Florida teacher got her sister to ship her a snowman.; New emoji appear every year, but where do they come from? ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online The challenges, delights and shared experiences of parenting.       By Amy Joyce  Email How does a single parent quarantine from a child if one of them gets covid? (Spoiler alert: They can't.) What happens to a single mom whose job is her family's only source of income, but her small child is at home because their childcare facility shut down? The single dad who has to go to work on site, but his child has covid and has to stay home for 10 days? One very true thing about our society: There are few real systems in place to help parents. And there are even fewer safety nets for single parents. Child care is impossibly expensive, and with the pandemic, it's rare to have uninterrupted care, thanks to quarantines and shutdowns. The list of stresses and impossible scenarios for single parents right now goes on and on. And so I'm grateful to Caitlin Gibson for giving voice to the parents who are falling through the widening cracks. Take a read, folks. And take a look around: Is there a single parent you might be able to help in some way? Because they certainly need it right now.  Don't forget to join Meghan Leahy tomorrow for her online Q&A at 11. You can ask your (anonymous) question now. We're looking forward to the conversation!  I'm delaying weaning so my baby can get covid antibodies. Will this make a difference? By Jillian Pretzel ●  Read more »   In the wake of the omicron wave, single parents are drowning By Caitlin Gibson ●  Read more »   An 8-year-old slid his handwritten book onto a library shelf. It now has a years-long waitlist. By Kellie B. Gormly ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   The pandemic means more time with older teens. How do we all cope? By Meghan Leahy ●  Read more »   Does our child need to isolate? Can I use an at-home test on a baby? Your parenting pandemic questions answered. By Jenny Rogers and Amy Joyce ●  Read more »   Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for children under 5 could be available by the end of February, people with knowledge say By Laurie McGinley, Lena H. Sun and Carolyn Y. Johnson ●  Read more »   Carolyn Hax: Surprise! Pregnancy delights her, but rattles her husband and son Perspective ●  By Carolyn Hax ●  Read more »   More than half of her class had never seen snow. So a Florida teacher got her sister to ship her a snowman. By Andrea Salcedo ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT     KidsPost New emoji appear every year, but where do they come from? By Haben Kelati ●  Read more »     Parenting in a Pandemic These are challenging times for any parent to navigate. Let On Parenting help. The latest on school news can be found on The Post's Education page. For parents looking ahead to post-pandemic life | The pandemic changed everything about family life. These are the parts parents want to keep.   We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Must Reads for a curated selection of our best journalism in your inbox every Saturday, plus a peek behind the scenes into how one story came together. Sign up »

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