Try these 8 tips to reduce parenting stress during the coronavirus pandemic
Leslie E. Roos, University of Manitoba and Jessica Flannery, University of Oregon
Parenting can be tough at the best of times, but family life has...
Overloaded morgues, mass graves and infectious remains: How forensic pathologists handle the coronavirus dead
Ahmad Samarji, Phoenicia University
Editor’s note: Most scientists and doctors in the coronavirus crisis are working to save the living. Those in the field of...
What’s lost when we’re too afraid to touch the world around us?
Chunjie Zhang, University of California, Davis
During one of my daily walks with my toddler, when we passed his favorite playground, I noticed a new...
How the rich reacted to the bubonic plague has eerie similarities to today’s pandemic
Kathryn McKinley, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
The coronavirus can infect anyone, but recent reporting has shown your socioeconomic status can play a big role,...
5 ways parents can motivate children at home during the pandemic – without nagging...
Wendy Grolnick, Clark University
Parents have always helped with homework and made sure their children fulfill responsibilities like chores, but the extended and often unstructured...
Shuttered by the coronavirus, many gay bars – already struggling – are now on...
Greggor Mattson, Oberlin College and Conservatory
Gay bars have been shuttered by public-place closure orders during the coronavirus pandemic. In March, more than half of...
How to stop using food to reward and punish your kids
Stephanie Meyers, Boston University
At one time or another, just about every parent uses food to reward their kids for good behavior and achievements –...
Going back to school to deal with hard times? For-profit schools could make things...
Molly Ott, Arizona State University and Derrick Anderson, Arizona State University
During recessions or times of high unemployment, there tends to be an increase in...
