A roundup of new guidance and stories from NYT Parenting.

“We’re in the midst of something that no one alive has really experienced before,” Dr. Sean O’Leary, M.D., an executive member of the American Academy of Pediatrics’ Committee on Infectious Diseases, told me earlier this week. There’s no handbook for parenting during a pandemic, and we’re all doing our best to adapt to our new circumstances: Our kids may be out of school for weeks, travel is not happening for the foreseeable future and our most intimate interactions will change.

One thing that we all accept is going to change: the amount of screen time our kids will get. “I think, for better or worse, what’s going to happen is the limits on device time are going out the window,” Dr. O’Leary said. As a pediatrician, he knows that extended screen time is not ideal, but he also knows that it’s the reality of all our lives right now.

Educational iPad apps my kids like, and that I’d recommend, include ones from Originator Kids, in particular Endless Alphabet, Endless Reader and Endless Numbers. We also use Raz-Kids and Kiddopia. TV shows I love watching with my kids (and not for their educational value) include “Nailed It!,” “Powerpuff Girls” and “Ask the StoryBots.” I asked folks on Twitter what shows and apps their kids enjoy in this thread, and NYT Parenting ran a piece last year where readers professed their love for shows like “Octonauts,” “Bluey” and everything PBS Kids offers. If you want to get your little kids moving inside, “Cosmic Kids” yoga is an option.

Finally, we all need some stress relief right now. So, if you’re craving a little levity, read this hilarious roundup of the rudest things kids have said to parents. I think my favorite is the 4-year-old who said to his mom, “Your hair is weird every day but you never care!” I get appearance-related insults from my kids almost daily.