Children

Beware the stepmonster! Beware the stepmonster!

A sympathetic new book about the family member everyone loves to hate suggests even the best stepmoms in the world are set up to fail miserably.
By Heather Havrilesky May 20, 2009

  • Summer reading: Berkeley Breathed recommends

    The "Bloom County" creator on why you should keep reading history.
    June 5, 2009

  • I want a baby really badly!

    I know I'm too young, but every time I look at one, I want one. How to delay my desire?
    By Cary Tennis May 4, 2009

  • My husband wants kids but I like things the way they are

    We've got a great life going. Let's not spoil it.
    By Cary Tennis April 9, 2009

  • The monster inside my son

    For years I thought of his autism as beautiful and mysterious. But when he turned unspeakably violent, I had to question everything I knew.
    By Ann Bauer March 26, 2009

  • Runaway daughters

    After her teenagers hit the streets, author Debra Gwartney faced desperation and panic. She talks about why her children left -- and how they finally returned.
    By Katharine Mieszkowski March 7, 2009

  • The new pornographers

    What's more disturbing -- that teens are texting each other naked pictures of themselves, or that it could get them branded as sex offenders for life?
    By Tracy Clark-Flory February 20, 2009

  • Time to choose: The stable guy or the fun guy?

    I want kids. I want security. I want laughter.
    By Cary Tennis February 3, 2009

  • I'm not ready to be a stepmom

    If I marry, I get a 16-year-old who can barely take care of herself.
    By Cary Tennis January 13, 2009

  • I think my friend's kid is autistic

    I wish she'd consult a specialist, but she thinks she knows what's best.
    By Cary Tennis December 18, 2008

  • "The Wind in the Willows" at 100

    Mole, Rat, Toad and Badger kept me up late reading as a kid. Now I love Kenneth Grahame's classic even more.
    By Gary Kamiya December 16, 2008

  • Single mother asks: Is my son toy-deprived?

    Author Nan Mooney reflects on what she can't afford to give her child.
    By Katharine Mieszkowski November 18, 2008

  • Growth hormones for kids

    Normal boys and girls are taking growth hormones for being short. That's a bad prescription.
    By Rahul K. Parikh, M.D. October 31, 2008

  • What not to wear (on Halloween)

    Slutty Sarah Palins, men dressed as Sarah Palin -- the potential for tasteless costumes this Halloween is truly terrifying.
    By Sarah Hepola October 31, 2008

  • Is my kid a jerk, or is he just 2?

    My son bullies me, insults his mother and once punched an old man in the nuts. I know it's probably just a phase. But what if it isn't?
    By Christopher Noxon September 8, 2008

  • No more purple dinosaurs!

    The creators of "Yo Gabba Gabba" tell the story behind the coolest (and least annoying) kids show on television.
    By Heather Havrilesky August 28, 2008

  • What's up with black names, anyway?

    From Tayshaun to Rau'shee, Olympic athletes have been a reminder of distinctive African-American names. Before you poke fun, here's a history lesson.
    By David Zax August 25, 2008

  • Who will save public schools?

    You! says Sandra Tsing Loh, whose hilarious "Mother on Fire" is a rallying cry for urban parents who can't afford a fancy private institution.
    By Amy Reiter August 19, 2008

  • A toddler takes on edu-toys

    Will these LeapFrog gizmos teach your kid something, or just irritate you?
    By Katharine Mieszkowski July 9, 2008

  • For the sake of the girl with the beautiful swing

    For 10-year-olds everywhere -- Little Leaguers or not -- I hope we get a better president than the incompetent we've wasted eight years of our national life on.
    By Garrison Keillor July 2, 2008

  • What's so wrong with a pregnancy pact?

    The media is apoplectic about the knocked-up Gloucester girls, but as a former teen mother, I think there was some wisdom in their plan.
    By Amy Benfer June 27, 2008
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