How My 2-Year-Old Planted a Coronavirus Story Idea

By Sarah Kliff
NYT Reader Center
After another child at my son’s day care tested positive, I ran into obstacle after obstacle trying to get him a test. I quickly learned I wasn’t alone among concerned parents of young children.
Published date: September 13, 2020 at 12:00PM
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Limited Testing for Children Creates a Covid ‘Blind Spot’

By Sarah Kliff and Margot Sanger-Katz
NYT The Upshot
Many places forgot about children while building up testing capacity. Now, as schools reopen, many parents can’t find a test nearby.
Published date: September 8, 2020 at 12:00PM
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When Things Aren’t OK With a Child’s Mental Health

By Perri Klass, M.D
NYT Well
Everyone is stressed and anxious now. We have to find and help the children who are hurting most.
Published date: August 10, 2020 at 12:00PM
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Black Children Are More Likely to Die After Surgery Than White Peers, Study Shows

By Jenny Gross
NYT Health
A large study, published in the journal Pediatrics, suggests that disparities exist in surgery outcomes, even among healthy children.
Published date: July 21, 2020 at 12:24AM
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Burnt-Out Parents Brace for a Cruel Summer

By Dani Blum
NYT Parenting
Eight families on the brink of collapse share how they’ll fill their kids’ days.
Published date: June 23, 2020 at 07:14PM
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How Early Intervention Changed My Son’s Life

By Emma G. Fitzsimmons
NYT Parenting
Free access to quality care accelerated his recovery after a prenatal stroke.
Published date: April 18, 2020 at 05:25AM
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In a Medical Emergency, a Family Plan Pays Off

By Jancee Dunn
NYT Parenting
Be prepared and avoid a wild scramble when a sudden illness or accident strikes.
Published date: April 17, 2020 at 05:44PM
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You Birth How You Live

By Domino Kirke
NYT Parenting
Doula Domino Kirke on why your birth providers are so important, and how to choose them wisely.
Published date: April 17, 2020 at 05:43PM
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5 Big Myths About Money and Parenting

By Dani Blum
NYT Parenting
Common financial advice, demystified and unpacked.
Published date: February 18, 2020 at 05:54PM
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Are Expensive Kids Activities a Scam?

By Melinda Wenner Moyer
NYT Parenting
Circus school?!
Published date: February 13, 2020 at 01:00PM
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‘Tasting Funny for Years’: Lead in the Water and a City in Crisis

By Christina Goldbaum
NYT New York
Newark officials began distributing free bottled water after new tests showed dangerously high levels of lead.
Published date: August 20, 2019 at 10:00AM
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We Have Ruined Childhood

By Kim Brooks
NYT Opinion
For youngsters these days, an hour of free play is like a drop of water in the desert. Of course they’re miserable.
Published date: August 17, 2019 at 09:01PM
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Roller Coaster of Love

By Mary O'Connell
NYT Well
After my sister was injured by a roller coaster, would we be tempting fate to ride again?
Published date: July 19, 2019 at 12:00PM
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Child Care Should Be a Right, Not an Afterthought

By Shael Polakow-Suransky
NYT Opinion
A child’s first 1,000 days are a time to be seized.
Published date: May 24, 2019 at 09:14PM
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Where Should a Child Die? Hospice Homes Help Families With the Unimaginable

By Luke Dittrich
NYT Magazine
For terminally ill children and their families, pediatric hospice can be a godsend — but the American health care system makes it hard to keep facilities afloat.
Published date: May 16, 2019 at 04:23AM
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A ‘Daddy-Daughter Date,’ Queer Single Mom-Style

By ASHA FRENCH
NYT Opinion
What are “normal” families hoping to accomplish with this ritual? I tried it, I failed, and the bread was dry.
Published date: April 27, 2019 at 02:26AM
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Day Care for All

By KATHA POLLITT
NYT Opinion
The progressive to-do list is missing a very important idea.
Published date: February 9, 2019 at 09:30PM
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