I report on modern family life, science, and technology for a variety of outlets including Vox, Undark, The Cut, NBC Digital, Romper, and Mashable.
Day-to-day Covid decisions are a complicated balancing act. These two families show how.
Small differences illustrate how people in seemingly similar circumstances can make different choices in weighing the health and happiness of their families.
Schools in southwest Ohio kept out Covid. But they couldn't keep the buses running.
Schools in Centerville, Ohio tried to come back. But a surge of cases meant quarantines hit just about every corner of the district.
Canadian illustrator Julie Flett's books reveal the truth about modern Indigenous life
"You're going to read, whether you recognize it or not, Indigenous values when you're reading our books," Flett said.
These families avoided screens. Then the pandemic hit.
For the subset of parents who avoided or limited their children's screen time, the shift to remote learning upended a pillar of family life.