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2020年4月11日星期六

April 11, 2020

A roundup of new guidance and stories from NYT Parenting.

We had our first Zoom Seder this week. I had never hosted Passover in my home, so we had zero essentials and, though I tried to get what I could at the store, a lamb shank is not easy to come by in this particular moment. So, my kids drew the big bone and the gefilte fish on a piece of paper, and my 3-year-old insisted on eating a tortilla with ketchup instead of matzo. We read from a PDF Haggadah I found on Reform Judaism dot org. And you know what? It was still pretty special.

Ahead of Easter on Sunday, NYT Parenting contributor Matt Weber found joy in creating his own backyard church for his children. Despite his lack of construction skills, Matt wanted to remind his “kids of sacred spaces even if our usual one is off limits; to make this forced ordinary time in our spiritual lives just a bit more extraordinary.”

Also this week: Emily J. Sullivan asked a bouncer, a hockey referee, a police officer, a kindergarten teacher and a therapist for advice on how to break up her children’s fights. Leah Chernikoff asked experts for tips on how to create boundaries between work and family now that so many of us are trying to watch our kids and be productive at the same time.

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NYT Parenting reporter Christina Caron looked at the recommendations for breastfeeding during coronavirus, and offered help navigating unclear and conflicting information. Finally, Hallie Levine had guidance for what to do if all of a child’s typical caretakers get sick, and how to make sure you have backup for the worst-case scenario.

Thanks for reading!

— Jessica Grose, lead editor, NYT Parenting

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Should You Breastfeed if You Have the Coronavirus?

Here’s how to navigate the emerging guidance on breastfeeding in a pandemic.

What the experts say

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Janik Söllner

Kids Won’t Stop Fighting? A Bouncer, a Therapist and a Referee Have Advice

Hell hath no fury like a sibling scorned.

Get their best tips

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Rachel Levit Ruiz

My Church Is Closed, So I Built My Own

During Holy Week, I wanted to remind my kids of sacred spaces even if our usual one is off limits.

Read Matt’s story

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When Parents Get Sick, Who Cares for the Kids?

Here’s how to ensure everyone stays safe.

What you can do to prepare

Rose Wong

8 Ways to Set Boundaries Between Work and Kids

Communication, flexibility and a bit of grace are key to blocking out time for child care while logging in from home.

How to keep a balance

Tiny Victories

Parenting can be a grind. Let’s celebrate the tiny victories.

I convinced my son to “teach” his little sister how to do things like brush her teeth, get dressed and sit at the table for dinner. This means he actually does those things and she is learning it from her big brother, whom she idolizes! — Katie Irish, Brooklyn

If you want a chance to get your Tiny Victory published, find us on Instagram @NYTparenting and use the hashtag #tinyvictories; email us; or enter your Tiny Victory at the bottom of this page. Include your full name and location. Tiny Victories may be edited for clarity and style. Your name, location and comments may be published, but your contact information will not. By submitting to us, you agree that you have read, understand and accept the Reader Submission Terms in relation to all of the content and other information you send to us.

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2020年4月10日星期五

Life during social distancing

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April 10, 2020

Many quarantine routines include cooking at home, like this Orecchiette With Fennel and Sausage.David Malosh for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Simon Andrews.

By Jamelle Bouie

Opinion Columnist

Last week, I invited everyone to write in and share their quarantine routines. A lot of you did just that, and it was a lot of fun to read about everyone’s lives in this strange, uncertain moment. Here are a few I thought I would share.

Here’s a reader in British Columbia:

With schools shut down, our children are home early from high school and university bringing the family all together, so the house is full and the dog couldn’t be happier. Baking and bread making, soups and sauces, pizzas and pasties, you name it and somebody is making it with whatever pantry items can be found. We are very lucky.

I too am an avid photographer. While I have never really embraced digital cameras (my Leica is an old film M), I depend on digital technology to scan and edit film photographs. To stay creative, I have embarked on a project to revisit places I have been by making new scans and digital edits of old slides and negatives. Ansel Adams once likened making new darkroom prints of old negatives to orchestras reinterpreting symphonies through new performances. Now I’m no Adams, but I have certainly benefited from my efforts. I have enlisted my teenage son for added technical knowledge and company. Together we’ve made some quality images.

A reader in Santa Fe, N.M.:

I find myself thinking with great compassion about people who live in places that are much more densely populated. We live in a rural setting where we can go for long walks, alone or with our dogs, often without encountering another person. Like you, we sleep later and cook wholesome meals, and we devour books! I also serve on the board of a local nonprofit organization that began, before the virus hit, the process of working with a consultant to make our social justice organization more diverse, equitable and inclusive. It is very important work and during this lull in everyone’s life, a great time to deal with these issues honestly, constructively and in-depth. It is work that often gets done pro forma or hurriedly but we now have the time to do this right and I’m very grateful for that. I think everyone should tackle one important, long-delayed project during this stressful time and emerge into early summer with a satisfying sense of accomplishment.

And lastly, a reader in Barbados:

My way of staying sane is to mix cleaning out closets, cupboards, drawers and cabinets with a healthy dose of time with the animals — horses, dogs, chickens, guinea fowl — as well as pruning the living daylights out of any plant, bush, or tree that dares to push forth an unruly branch.

I’m an avid photographer and take loads of shots every day sending them to friends and posting to social media as a way to contribute beauty to all our daily lives. Each week, I write a lengthy email to friends sharing both my inner thoughts and the oft-funny memes and cartoons that populate my feed. That mix of seriousness and levity is getting me through.

Please keep sending these my way! I really enjoy reading them and learning a little bit about all of you.

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What I Wrote

The election debacle in Wisconsin is another example of how the Republican Party has abandoned any pretense that it cares about free and equal elections.

What’s true of Republicans in Wisconsin is true of Republicans nationwide. There is no part of the Republican Party — not its president in the White House, not its leadership in Congress, not its conservative allies on the Supreme Court, not its interest groups or its affiliated media — that has an interest in or commitment to a fair, equal and expansive democracy.

Now Reading

Adam Gaffney on the systemic changes needed to combat the pandemic, in The Boston Review.

Aatish Taseer on the transformation of India in The Atlantic.

Mitchell Cohen on Trump’s refusal to accept responsibility for America’s pandemic response, in Dissent magazine.

Joanna Biggs on Simone de Beauvoir in The London Review of Books.

Chelsey Carter and Ezelle Sanford III on the myth of black immunity to disease at the African-American Intellectual History Society.

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Photo of the Week

Tonsler Park Tennis Court in Charlottesville, Va.Jamelle Bouie

Another picture from my late-night walks around town, taken near my home. Taken with a digital Leica range finder.

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Now Eating: Orecchiette With Fennel and Sausage

An incredibly straightforward recipe that requires only a few fresh items from the grocery store (assuming you keep hard cheeses and herbs on hand). My only comment is that you should add toasted bread crumbs at the end for a little texture and flavor. Recipe comes from The New York Times Cooking section.

Ingredients

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 pound sweet Italian sausage
1 teaspoon fennel seeds
1 large fennel bulb, trimmed, cored and chopped (about 2 cups), fronds reserved
1 medium onion, chopped
1 tablespoon minced garlic
salt
12 ounces orecchiette
¼ cup mascarpone
freshly ground black pepper
3 tablespoons finely chopped flat-leaf parsley leaves
1 ounce pecorino, grated

Directions

Heat oil in a 3-quart sauté pan on medium low. Add the sausages and cook, turning frequently, until browned and cooked through, about 15 minutes. Remove sausages to a cutting board. Add fennel seeds to the pan, cook until fragrant, then add fresh fennel, onion and garlic. Sauté until translucent and just starting to color, 10 to 15 minutes. Season with salt. Turn off heat.

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook until al dente, 13 to 15 minutes. As the pasta cooks, quarter the sausages lengthwise, then slice ½-inch thick. Add sausage to the sauté pan and heat on medium low. Stir in mascarpone and season generously with pepper. Add ½ cup pasta water. Stir and continue heating gently. Mince 2 tablespoons of reserved fennel fronds.

When the pasta is done, reserve another ½ cup pasta water. Drain pasta — you don’t have to be utterly thorough about it — and add it to the sauté pan along with enough additional pasta water for a mixture that’s quite moist but not soupy. Check seasoning, fold in parsley and fennel fronds, and transfer to a serving dish, individual plates or bowls. Serve with pecorino alongside.

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