http://dir.salon.com/topics/adolescence/?source=rss&aim=adolescence en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Tue, 20 May 2008 03:05:00 PDT By Katharine Mieszkowski Tue, 20 May 2008 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/05/20/lolita_effect/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/05/20/lolita_effect/index.html?source=rss Now companies sell padded bras to 6-year-olds. Isn't it time to stop marketing grown-up sexuality to little kids? By Cary Tennis Tue, 20 May 2008 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/10/20/20_and_brilliant/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/10/20/20_and_brilliant/index.html?source=rss I thought I knew what I wanted to do and now all I want to do is ... join the Navy or ... learn German! By Mary Elizabeth Williams Tue, 20 May 2008 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/09/30/caprica_teaser/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/09/30/caprica_teaser/index.html?source=rss SyFy's new "Caprica" campaign is scary for all the wrong reasons By Anne Lamott Tue, 20 May 2008 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2006/05/22/lamott_fight_son/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2006/05/22/lamott_fight_son/index.html?source=rss The sweet boy I raised is gone, replaced by a sullen, scornful teenager. It may be a phase, but it's breaking my heart. By Rebecca Traister Tue, 20 May 2008 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2006/03/02/blume/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2006/03/02/blume/index.html?source=rss In updated editions of Judy Blume's classic, Margaret's famous pink belt is replaced with self-adhesive pads. But something has been lost. By Cary Tennis Tue, 20 May 2008 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/10/09/nephew/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/10/09/nephew/index.html?source=rss He's a smart kid but he's fallen for a crazy conspiracy site By Cary Tennis Tue, 20 May 2008 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/09/30/plotkin_and_adulthood/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/09/30/plotkin_and_adulthood/index.html?source=rss I missed the memo on how to grow up By Cary Tennis Tue, 20 May 2008 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/08/13/daddy_tokes/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/08/13/daddy_tokes/index.html?source=rss My husband smokes a lot of pot. Shouldn't we at least admit it to our son? By Cary Tennis Tue, 20 May 2008 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/07/31/should_i_move/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/07/31/should_i_move/index.html?source=rss I have a job offer in the Bible Belt, but my roots are in the Northeast By Cary Tennis Tue, 20 May 2008 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/05/19/creativity/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/05/19/creativity/index.html?source=rss I've had some success at 60, but it seems downhill from here. By Cary Tennis Tue, 20 May 2008 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/02/02/who_calls_more/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/02/02/who_calls_more/index.html?source=rss "Change is hard," he says. What? By Cary Tennis Tue, 20 May 2008 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/01/14/internet_troll/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/01/14/internet_troll/index.html?source=rss I go on right-wing sites and say provocative things. Why do I do it? You think they'll come after me? By Cary Tennis Tue, 20 May 2008 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2006/01/05/adolescence/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2006/01/05/adolescence/index.html?source=rss My father died last year -- and suddenly I'm reliving junior high. By Corrie Pikul Tue, 20 May 2008 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2005/03/01/whatever/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2005/03/01/whatever/index.html?source=rss A new book says uncaring, punitive adults -- parents and professionals alike -- are responsible for an epidemic of checked-out, drug-taking middle-class teens. By Stephanie Lehmann Tue, 20 May 2008 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2003/07/25/sleepover/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2003/07/25/sleepover/index.html?source=rss I was cool, I watched "Sex and the City" with my 14-year-old daughter. But then she asked, "Can Ben sleep over?" Tue, 20 May 2008 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/comics/2003/02/07/spin_cycle/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/comics/2003/02/07/spin_cycle/index.html?source=rss Spin Cycle By Dr. Lynn Ponton Tue, 20 May 2008 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/pont/2003/02/04/ponton_love/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/pont/2003/02/04/ponton_love/index.html?source=rss Contrary to what many adults might think, teenagers are capable of lasting romantic relationships -- and they can get tremendous benefits from sexual experimentation. By Anne Lamott Tue, 20 May 2008 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/lamott/2003/01/17/lamott_teen/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/lamott/2003/01/17/lamott_teen/index.html?source=rss I am his mother. We snigger impatiently, we sigh, grip our foreheads, and sometimes we fight. Tue, 20 May 2008 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/pont/2003/01/02/ponton/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/pont/2003/01/02/ponton/index.html?source=rss Are our children destined to repeat the worst of us? Don't be so hard on yourselves, Dr. Ponton tells parents. And work toward change with your child. By Dr. Lynn Ponton Tue, 20 May 2008 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/pont/2002/12/03/war_ponton/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/pont/2002/12/03/war_ponton/index.html?source=rss Dr. Lynn Ponton responds to a 17-year-old boy who despairs of a world threatened by war and run by adult hypocrites. By Dr. Lynn Ponton Tue, 20 May 2008 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/pont/2002/11/11/pontonmon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/pont/2002/11/11/pontonmon/index.html?source=rss The father of a cross-dressing teenage boy is terrified for the boy's safety. He's right to be worried, says Dr. Ponton. It's a scary world for these courageous teens. Tue, 20 May 2008 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/pont/2002/10/24/pontonthu/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/pont/2002/10/24/pontonthu/index.html?source=rss My 12-year-old daughter asked me about oral sex. How much does she need to know at her age? Dr. Lynn Ponton answers readers' questions. By Dr. Lynn Ponton Tue, 20 May 2008 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/pont/2002/10/11/ponton_9/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/pont/2002/10/11/ponton_9/index.html?source=rss What's the solution when teens hang out with the wrong kind of kids? Don't despair, says Dr. Ponton. Parents have far more influence than they realize. By Dr. Lynn Ponton Tue, 20 May 2008 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/pont/2002/09/27/ponton27/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/pont/2002/09/27/ponton27/index.html?source=rss The bubbly charmer at 10 turns into a sullen cipher by 14. What's a parent to do? Keep talking, advises Dr. Lynn Ponton. Never stop trying to communicate. Tue, 20 May 2008 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/comics/2002/09/20/lynda_said/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/comics/2002/09/20/lynda_said/index.html?source=rss What She Just Said