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.
  • Summer reading: Berkeley Breathed recommends

    The "Bloom County" creator on why you should keep reading history.
  • 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?
  • My husband wants kids but I like things the way they are

    We've got a great life going. Let's not spoil it.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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?
  • Time to choose: The stable guy or the fun guy?

    I want kids. I want security. I want laughter.
  • I'm not ready to be a stepmom

    If I marry, I get a 16-year-old who can barely take care of herself.
  • I think my friend's kid is autistic

    I wish she'd consult a specialist, but she thinks she knows what's best.
  • "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.
  • Single mother asks: Is my son toy-deprived?

    Author Nan Mooney reflects on what she can't afford to give her child.
  • Growth hormones for kids

    Normal boys and girls are taking growth hormones for being short. That's a bad prescription.
  • What not to wear (on Halloween)

    Slutty Sarah Palins, men dressed as Sarah Palin -- the potential for tasteless costumes this Halloween is truly terrifying.
  • 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?
  • No more purple dinosaurs!

    The creators of "Yo Gabba Gabba" tell the story behind the coolest (and least annoying) kids show on television.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • A toddler takes on edu-toys

    Will these LeapFrog gizmos teach your kid something, or just irritate you?
  • 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.
  • 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.
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