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/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 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/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 By Dr. Lynn Ponton Tue, 20 May 2008 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/pont/2002/09/17/ponton1/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/pont/2002/09/17/ponton1/index.html?source=rss As a parent and a psychiatrist, Dr. Lynn Ponton has daily encounters with the danger and exhilaration that accompany adolescence. Teenage risk is scary, she says, but it is also a developmental necessity. Tue, 20 May 2008 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/comics/2002/09/13/lynda_cool/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/comics/2002/09/13/lynda_cool/index.html?source=rss Countdown from cool Tue, 20 May 2008 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/comics/2002/08/09/barry_glow/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/comics/2002/08/09/barry_glow/index.html?source=rss Glow By David Tuller Tue, 20 May 2008 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2002/07/22/coming_of_age/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2002/07/22/coming_of_age/index.html?source=rss Sex between teenage boys and older men is not always coercive -- and it can be more ecstatic than traumatic. By Stephen Reid Tue, 20 May 2008 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2002/07/18/prison_dad/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2002/07/18/prison_dad/index.html?source=rss As a father behind bars, my role is to listen to my daughter's life. By Eric Weinberger Tue, 20 May 2008 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2002/07/17/father_rage/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2002/07/17/father_rage/index.html?source=rss Why do the John Ashcrofts burn with hatred for John Walker Lindh? He's their renegade son whose every thought and action stands as an unforgivable personal rebuke. By Erich Pfeifer Tue, 20 May 2008 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2002/07/16/ozzy_contest/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2002/07/16/ozzy_contest/index.html?source=rss Ozzy and I crossed paths on the worst day of my life. Boy, am I grateful. By Susan Straight Tue, 20 May 2008 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2002/06/25/flour_bag/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2002/06/25/flour_bag/index.html?source=rss The authorities have decided that hauling around sacks of flour will teach middle schoolers not to get pregnant. My daughter and I think it's a half-baked idea.