母亲

DJ—“Dad,” “Daddy”—32, Social Worker

Perla—“Mom,” “Mama”—31, Homemaker & Photographer

Yaretzi, 6, Soon-to-be First Grader

Kabil, 3, Puzzle Master

Soona, 18 months, The Caretaker

Citlali, 18 months, Expert Climber

Lamar—“Moh-ma”—55, Nurse

David—“Bampa”—56, Religious Education Director

Grandma Dolores—“GG”—Retired Great Grandma">

DJ，爸爸，爸爸，32岁，社工

perla-“妈妈”，“妈妈”-31，家庭主妇和摄影师

Yaretzi，6，即将成为第一年级学生

Kabil, 3岁，益智大师

快了，18个月，看门人

Citlali，18个月，专家登山者

拉马尔——“Moh-ma”-55年,护士

大卫 - “班加”-56，宗教教育总监

奶奶Dolores-“GG”-Retired Great Grandma

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“我早上5点45分左右醒来。这对双胞胎早上6:45醒来。我儿子卡比尔和丈夫DJ早上7点到7点15分起床。我的大女儿Yaretzi每天早上7:30到8点之间起床。”

浇水：每日意向杂志通过Ka 'ala M.B.

journal and go over my to-do list. It helps replenish whatever I detoxed overnight and helps gently wake up my stomach. I love raspberry leaf tea, oat straw with nettle, or green tea in the mornings. Once I grab a bite to eat, like a bagel or toast, I drink a cup of coffee and take it outside while I water my plants and get some fresh air. The whole routine helps me slowly get energized for a busy day with the kiddos."">

”两种。我喜欢在早上喝茶，当我杂志然后越过我的待办事项清单。它有助于补充我在一夜之间排出的任何东西，并帮助轻轻地醒来我的胃。我喜欢覆盆子叶茶，燕麦秸秆与荨麻，早上绿茶。一旦我抓一口吃饭，就像百吉饼或烤面包，我喝一杯咖啡，在我植物浇水并获得一些新鲜空气。整个例程帮助我慢慢地随着孩子们忙碌的一天。“

“我想到了哪一天，仰卧起来，伸展，深呼吸。”

“我有一个整个早晨的例程让我准备好了一天。但前15-30分钟包括通常洗脸，刷牙和我的皮肤常规。”

“我们通常会在一周内吃不同种类的燕麦片、炒鸡蛋和水果。周末吃煎饼。这一天，我们吃了加了新鲜草莓的大麻燕麦片。”

双胞胎sooa和Citlali, 18个月，为即将到来的一天做准备。

“心情平静，快乐，俏皮。”

“为了不过早受到过度刺激，我们不会在早上看屏幕。孩子们开始在外面玩了大约一个小时。特别是今天，我为他们建立了一个他们喜欢的感官活动。”

在感官戏剧中幸福。

“在户外游戏后，他们通常用街区和谜题玩。孩子们真的享受他们的早晨，我喜欢他们得到新鲜的户外时间并从事脑刺激活动。”

卡比尔，3岁，带着他的成品。

与此同时，女孩们正忙着建筑。

“我们每天都有固定的日程安排，有一定的灵活性，因为我们有一群情绪大的小人物。孩子们设置了每小时要做的事情，这有助于保持事情顺利和有效地运行。”

已经筋疲力尽。

"Since the state reopened mid-May, my husband went to get a haircut, we visited family twice, all while being cautious. We started eating out once or twice a week (pick-up or drive-thru only) and my sister-in-law took the kiddos to the aquarium for a day trip. This was all before the numbers skyrocketed, so obviously opening up the state was not good."

"I was very hesitant about the aquarium trip, because it would be the first public space the kids went to. But we wanted to test out the waters with what life with COVID in public would be like and figured the kids would really enjoy it after being confined at home for so long. Plus, my sister is a nurse, so we trusted her in making sure to take the proper precautions with mask wearing, hand washing, and keeping hands away from surfaces. We also looked up the aquarium’s protocols and felt okay about the measures they were taking to keep everyone safe and healthy."">

“我们住在亚利桑那州的七叶树，就在凤凰城外面。正如很多人所知，亚利桑那州的新冠肺炎阳性病例数量一直在大幅上升，现在是全国最高的。”

“自国家重新开放 - 5月中旬以来，我的丈夫去了理发，我们访问了家庭两次，虽然谨慎。我们一周开始一次或两次（仅限驾驶或驾驶）和我的妹妹 -在法律上夺走了小孩去了水族馆一天的旅行。这一切都是在数字飙升之前，显然开放状态并不好。“

“我对这次水族馆之旅很犹豫，因为这将是孩子们去的第一个公共场所。但我们想试一试在公共场合感染新冠病毒后的生活会是什么样子，并认为孩子们在被困在家这么长时间后会非常喜欢它。另外，我姐姐是一名护士，所以我们相信她会采取适当的预防措施，戴口罩，洗手，手远离表面。我们还查阅了水族馆的协议，对他们为确保每个人的安全和健康所采取的措施感到满意。”

“曾经在6月初生病过，我们回到了一个完整的家庭检疫。我们彻底削减了家庭访问，并通过Instacart和通过朋友和家人的贪婪援助获得了杂货。生病了很难。我们试过了我们的最好在我们的房间隔离我的丈夫，但很难。我睡在大孩子的房间里，为他扔掉了大门。我们尽力让孩子们离开房间，我们擦掉了一切，在检查他时，使用掩模，因为他发高烧，身体疼痛和颤抖，并处理呼吸急促。“

“一开始，我们还是共用一个浴室，所以这可能没什么用，尽管每次我丈夫用的时候都会打扫。慢慢地，病毒一个接一个地传播到我们其他人身上。我的岳父外出一周，我和岳母尽力互相帮助，照顾孩子，喂饱大家。当它袭击我们时，我们都很疲惫，有最严重的头痛，鼻窦痛和喉咙痛，但它没有打击我们的DJ和他的父亲。在那之后，孩子们都发烧了一两天，一个接一个，但对他们来说仅此而已。没有其他的症状(据我们所知)，除了难以置信的挑剔。谢天谢地，奶奶“GG”没有感染病毒。我们一发现病毒在家里传播，就把她隔离在她的房间里，房间里已经有自己的浴室和其他设施了。她疯了，但我们不得不经常提醒她，这对她来说可能是致命的，所以她需要呆在自己的房间里。”

DJ, now thankfully healthy and recovered.">

“我们认为我的丈夫从有人互动的人那里得到了病毒，他与谁经过肯定的人，谁没有戴着面具。”

DJ，现在谢天地健康和康复。

这只是这个家庭这周要洗的许多衣服之一。

去帮妈妈了。

帮助类…或者至少享受尝试的乐趣。

“常规！这是我们管理少数小孩并在室内被挤压的关键，特别是在这种热量！我们始终如一地努力，填补与运动，音乐和艺术之间的内在时间。花了我一段时间，but I had to write down our routines by the hour and print it out and hang it up so I could quickly glance at it and know what’s next when I'm feeling overwhelmed. I’ve been adjusting and fine-tuning it for a while, but I think we finally have a great routine for the age groups our kids are in and the season we are in."

Permission to Feel by Dr. Marc Brackett, which is a wonderful book about acknowledging our feelings and learning how to practice emotional intelligence to better support ourselves and others. Before COVID, we often took our little ones to my parents once or twice a week for a few hours so my partner and I could work on a house project or catch up on work and so my parents could get one-on-one quality time with the kids. It was really hard at first physically distancing ourselves from them because those few hours of support were a nice break for us, too."">

"I often go on Pinterest for art and sensory play ideas and I keep my mind fresh with mindful parenting tips through books or podcasts. The content is not always parenting related, but I make connections to parenting all the time. Right now I’m reading许可才能感受到由Marc Brackett博士，这是一本关于承认我们的感受和学习如何练习情绪，以更好地支持自己和其他人的精彩书。在Covid之前，我们常常将我们的小孩送到父母一次或两次每周几个小时，所以我的伴侣和我可以在房子项目上工作或赶上工作，所以我的父母可以获得一对一的品质时间和孩子们一起。它在第一次身体上很努力地从他们身上疏远，因为这几个小时的支持也是我们的一个很好的休息。“

真空怪物，经典。

“因为我是一个全职的全职妈妈，而我的伴侣从9点到5点都在外面工作，所以大部分的家务责任都在我身上。我做早餐，午餐和晚餐，并照顾家务和大部分的衣服在一天中。一旦我的伙伴下班了，他就会在我做完晚饭的时候和孩子们玩。他让孩子们准备好吃饭(洗手，把婴儿放在高脚椅上，拿餐具和饮料等等)，然后我们要么一起打扫卫生，要么一个人打扫厨房，另一个人管理孩子，开始睡前例行工作。这取决于当天的情况。我让双胞胎睡觉，他让大一点的两个睡觉，除了我偶尔给孩子们讲故事的时间(我更喜欢讲生动的故事!)一旦孩子们上床睡觉，我和我的伴侣就会在睡觉前把那些被忽视的东西清理干净，然后我们会处理剩下的衣服。这是团队的努力。周末的时候，我负责大部分的食物，他负责孩子们的活动。我们一起打扫房间，做同样的就寝程序。 No laundry on the weekends."

准备摇滚...

．．．和卷。

准备好FaceTime和故事时间了。

"We've just finished chores and are going to FaceTime our cousin for story time. I’m feeling really good and refreshed. I love having clean rooms in the morning, so the kids can play and imagine without clutter around them. Plus, I love seeing them help with chores and learn to care for their space. "

给他们的表弟一点虚拟艺术秀。

孩子们把他们的iPad(上面有他们的表弟)放在双层床上，开始讲故事了!

“故事时间有点棘手的双胞胎,因为他们仍然太少,不能长时间坐着,我只有一个人,但他们喜欢年长的孩子的房间,看到他们的表兄,这对我们一直是很好的治疗连接实际上在这段时间。”

El Plan, which is an Argetinian version of The Three Little Pigs. For this part of the day we move into the twins' bedroom where there is a hard floor in case we have paint accidents. Plus, the twins can play with their toys here while the older two paint, since the twins are still too little to paint. I’ve tried painting with them before but it gets crazy and we end up having to navigate a few tantrums. So, I try to keep it simple for them. This room is adjacent to the kitchen and has two doors that open wide, so it gives me an opportunity to get lunch started while keeping an eye on the kids as they wrap up what they are doing. This is a good turning point in our day as we prepare for food and naps." ">

“孩子们正在养纸板上做艺术活动的冰柱棒房子，并绘画他们以赞美我们阅读的故事之一，el计划，这是阿根廷版的三只小猪．在这一部分的一天，我们进入双胞胎的卧室，如果我们有油漆事故，那么有一个坚硬的地板。此外，双胞胎可以在较旧的两种涂料的同时在这里玩玩具，因为双胞胎仍然太少涂漆。我之前尝试过他们绘画，但它变得疯狂，我们最终必须导航几个发脾气。所以，我试着保持简单。这间客房毗邻厨房，有两个门开放，所以它让我有机会在留意孩子的同时，在他们在做什么时保持着孩子。在我们的日子里，这是我们准备食物和小睡的好转折点。“

忙碌的小手和思想在工作。

"Lunch time! The kids are ready to eat! They did a little free play in between art and lunch time, which helps release a lot of energy so they can settle down to eat. I really like lunch time. I’ve finally gotten into a good routine with feeding four kids, plus myself. I eat while I clean up, so I can have everything done by the time they’re ready to go down for their naps."

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一点Tapatío从爷爷，A.K.A“BAMPA”中击中。

“玉米薄饼、芒果和鳄梨色拉酱。我在油炸玉米粉饼里放了一点白薯，让他们的蔬菜更美味。他们甚至不知道我喜欢什么。”

“双胞胎睡觉去了，现在是两个大孩子安静的时间。通常，他们会在自己的房间里安静地玩耍，或者在平板电脑上学习，而我则有自己的时间。我喜欢一天中的这个时候。我会休息一下，把早上舒适的工作服换成稍微正式一点的衣服，但在这一天剩下的时间里会很随意。这对我来说是个很好的重置。只要我提前完成了所有的家务，我就可以完成一些工作，包括编辑我偶尔得到的照片工作。有时我会利用这段时间来安排一些事情或做一些家庭项目。”

一个漂亮的小小心神殿。

Valentina Beauty, MilkMakeup, and Cocokind.">

一些Perla的美丽最爱瓦伦提娜美，柠檬壶， 和Cocokind．

美丽的妈妈。

“为我的孩子奠定基础让我的孩子有情绪，学习如何解决问题，并填补了许多爱和美好的回忆，这将有助于他们在这个世界上善良，聪明，自信的人。我喜欢记录their joy and learning from them through their innocence, which we often lose sight of as we become adults. It’s truly such a challenging but rewarding experience when we pour our hearts into parenting."

"What makes me nervous is raising my little ones in a complicated, often toxic world, with limited, dying resources, terrible people in power, hateful, ignorant people who cause harm, and a mainstream media that often distracts us from what’s important. I worry about the trauma my children will confront. Unfortunately, there are some things they can never un-hear, un-see, or un-experience, and although I know enduring adversity can help develop one’s virtues, as a mother it makes me nervous knowing I can’t protect them from every harmful thing that comes their way. But I do have hope that I, along with other parents, can prepare our children to be virtuous people so they can overcome the challenges and I can help support them. It also comforts me knowing despite all the hurt in the world, there is also so much good and beauty and love and wonder that they will experience."

和…他们了!

像专业护士一样连续护理。

“双胞胎起来，他们是养老的。较旧的两位允许电影或显示屏幕时间，或者他们可以加入他们的双胞胎姐妹免费游戏。我让自己做一些挑选的饮料来帮助我完成当天。最近我的去姜黄牛奶，令人耳目一新，我喜欢它的抗炎性质。“

美味的成品。

周围姜黄髭！

“这一天的一天真的很可爱。我们家中的照明是美丽的，我喜欢看到孩子们的戏剧。它之间是一种奇怪的时间，没有集合活动，但有时需要。”

40 days, so that wasn’t as difficult for us and my little ones. At first, having my oldest daughter come back home full-time was hard, because I was just getting the hang of her school schedule and my routine at home with the other three kids, but I was glad we were all taking the precautions necessary to prevent the spread of the virus as a community."

"I’m definitely sad that we can’t meet up with friends and family like we did before. I’m bummed that many of the usual events we would go to had to get canceled or postponed, but it’s actually been very refreshing to not have to go anywhere. It’s a lot of work to get us all out of the house and manage the little ones while out, so I’ve been appreciative of the slower home life with the current mothering season I’m in."

"This pandemic also gave us a scare with a family member who tested positive in Los Angeles and ended up hospitalized for about two months, so it’s all definitely helped us ground ourselves and remember what’s important in life. I’ve been very grateful for the privileges that we have, like a safe home to shelter in, food, my partner still being able to work, and having the support of my in-laws whom we live with."">

“我的心情很复杂。隔离本身对我来说并不新鲜，因为每次生完孩子后我都会这样做，就像我们家的传统做法一样40天，这对我们和我的小孩来说并不困难。起初，拥有我最古老的女儿回家的全职困难，因为我只是在家里挂着她的学校日程表和我的日常生在家和其他三个孩子一起，但我很高兴我们都采取了必要的预防措施防止病毒作为社区的传播。“

“我们不能像以前那样与朋友和家人见面了，我真的很难过。我很遗憾，我们要参加的许多常规活动都被取消或推迟了，但实际上，不用去任何地方也很令人振奋。这是很多所以我很感激现在这个当妈妈的季节能让我过得更慢一些。”

"This pandemic also gave us a scare with a family member who tested positive in Los Angeles and ended up hospitalized for about two months, so it’s all definitely helped us ground ourselves and remember what’s important in life. I’ve been very grateful for the privileges that we have, like a safe home to shelter in, food, my partner still being able to work, and having the support of my in-laws whom we live with."

quarantine birthday of the family and he had no idea. He was just happy he got Spiderman presents." ">

"Yaretzi, my 6-year-old, really enjoyed being home at first, but after a month passed by she really started to miss school and her classmates and kept asking when this coronavirus was gonna be over. She’s cried a few times, but we’ve talked through it and reminded her that we’re all doing our best to keep everyone safe and healthy. The three little ones really have no idea what's going on. They’re used to being home full-time and enjoy it. My 3-year-old had the first检疫的生日这个家庭，他不知道。他很高兴他得到了蜘蛛侠礼物。“

“我准备好了晚餐了。我觉得很好地完成了美好的一天。孩子们正在玩和花时间与爸爸。”

"We’re having pizza! The kids love pizza, so I’ve been trying to make an effort to make it fresh from home. The kids help me prep the pizzas, which ends up being a special bonding moment. They don’t always help out, but I try to be open to it if they get intrigued and as long as the meal isn’t too complicated. Although I’d like to be quick about dinner and do it myself, I really enjoy the quality time spent together, the kids learning how to prepare food and getting comfortable in the kitchen. Something I really struggled with growing up. My mom often kicked me out of the kitchen because she needed to be efficient with her limited time and I totally get it. But if and when possible, I try to invite the littles here so they can learn."

微小，可爱的sous-chefs。

令人印象深刻的儿童辅助餐。

"But finally the mass public and mainstream media seem to get it after a handful of back-to-back murders coming to light with a strong community pushing through for others to see how deadly White supremacy is. I’m glad Black lives finally matter enough for people to speak out and start learning, but I’m tired. Especially as a mom. And I feel bad that I haven’t been able to contribute to the conversation and the movement as much as I did before in my early twenties before having kids."

"I am reminding myself, though, that the work I do in my home is so important. It’s my job to raise anti-racist children and people who will have the tools to fight against these injustices. My partner and I often say that the revolution starts in the home."">

“我感到不知所措，情绪非常复杂。我在这方面斗争了很长时间从事反种族主义的社会正义工作多年来，我经常发现自己感到沮丧因为无论你如何向人们解释，他们都不会理解。他们不理解制度上的种族主义，他们不想投入工作来教育自己，他们会继续进行微侵犯，因为他们认为这是无害的。”

"But finally the mass public and mainstream media seem to get it after a handful of back-to-back murders coming to light with a strong community pushing through for others to see how deadly White supremacy is. I’m glad Black lives finally matter enough for people to speak out and start learning, but I’m tired. Especially as a mom. And I feel bad that I haven’t been able to contribute to the conversation and the movement as much as I did before in my early twenties before having kids."

“不过，我一直在提醒自己，我在家里做的工作是如此重要。我的工作是培养反种族主义的孩子，让他们有能力与这些不公正作斗争。我和我的伴侣经常说，革命始于家庭。”

Breonna's Law and am urging the State Attorney to charge the police who murdered her."

"I’ve shared what I can about anti-Blackness on my platform and have once again had conversations with my parents, in-laws, and siblings about colorism, which in the past were incredibly difficult and cumbersome conversations, but now seem to be productive."">

“就我目前为‘黑人的命也是命’运动所采取的行动而言，除了我如何抚养我的孩子之外，我还签署了一些请愿书，主张让抗议者走出监狱或摆脱移民与海关执法局的监管。我们已经向不同的组织捐款，在这项工作的前线，并打了一些电话给政治家，以伸张正义的谋杀。我特别支持肯塔基州通过该法案Breonna的法律我敦促国家律师向谋杀她的警察给警察充满指控。“

“我已经分享了我对抗黑暗的东西我的平台并再次与我的父母，姻亲和兄弟姐妹有关色彩的对话，这在过去是令人难以置信的困难和繁琐的对话，但现在似乎似乎是富有成效的。“

"Today the twins have bathtime, change into their pajamas, FaceTime with their Abu and Papa (my parents), nurse, and then go to sleep. While I nurse, Dad gets the older two ready by helping them clean their room, change into their pajamas, and makes sure they brush their teeth. I come back and read them a story, we say prayers, and a kiss goodnight!"">

“睡前开始于6:45下午6:45。在夏天，我们延长了实际睡觉，直到7:45下午7:45。对于婴儿和8:30来，下午8:30。由于太阳在阳光下越来越多的两个人来说，这是婴儿。”

“今天这对双胞胎洗澡，换上睡衣，和他们的阿布和爸爸(我的父母)、护士视频聊天，然后去睡觉。在我喂奶的时候，爸爸帮大两个孩子打扫房间，换上睡衣，并确保他们刷牙。我回来给他们读个故事，我们一起祈祷，然后一个吻道晚安!”

“我太累了!我完成所有睡前没做完的家务活。我有一车我称之为“回去”(几年前在零售行业工作)的东西，把它们放好。在为第二天做准备的同时，我洗澡，做我的夜间例行工作，享受一杯茶。”

“晚餐时间真的很可爱。说实话，我没想到孩子们会帮我。我可以接受，但这种事并不总是发生。我的大女儿问她能不能帮忙，其他人也跟着来了。我也喜欢Kabil和Lali逃离真空怪物的自发杂务游戏。”

"Doing chores. Not because I don’t enjoy them, but because Soona started having a difficult time emotionally and wanted me to hold her. So, I had to do chores one handed. She gets heavy, but I didn’t even think of getting her in a carrier because I was just moving through everything quickly. I do my best to enjoy moments like this since she is so little, but it’s hard especially when the twins physically need me back-to-back. I love that one of my challenging moments turned into a beautiful one when I started vacuuming, though. I also struggled with storytime. The kids got loud and I often had to stop in the middle of the story, so I may just have to rearrange the time that we have story time."

Children's Museum and community events where they can connect with the world and have memorable experiences."

Keep following along with Perla and her family on Instagram at @xicana_mama and her website ChicanaMama.com.">

“我期待与家人和朋友共度时光，带我的孩子们去儿童博物馆和社区活动，他们可以与世界联系，并有难忘的经历。”

在Instagram上继续跟随Perla和她的家人@xicana_mama.和她的网站chicanamama.com.．