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Parents Television Council takes the show to task for pushing porny sex ... without seeing the episode in question
By Judy Berman
November 4, 2009
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Southwest flight attendants removed a shouting 2-year-old and his mom from a recent flight. Who behaved worse?
By Kate Harding
November 2, 2009
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Race and body image have complex effects on high school girls' risk-taking behavior, a new study shows
By Judy Berman
November 2, 2009
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LGBT activists are up in arms about the magazine's story, "My boyfriend turned out to be a girl"
By Judy Berman
October 28, 2009
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Is a formal agreement not to freak or grind a reasonable response to kids' sexy moves?
By Kate Harding
October 26, 2009
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A new set of dolls is reigniting old debates about hair, body image and young African-American girls
By Judy Berman
October 22, 2009
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A 16-year-old girl has embarked on a great adventure, and prompted a great deal of fretting
By Kate Harding
October 19, 2009
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A runaway Muslim teen claims her father will kill her for converting to Christianity. Should we believe her?
By Judy Berman
October 16, 2009
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Under a zero-tolerance policy to prevent school violence, a 6-year-old is kicked out for carrying camping gear
By Kate Harding
October 12, 2009
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Again, a boy passes away from a treatable illness because of his parents' beliefs -- what's left to say about it?
By Kate Harding
October 9, 2009
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Even movies about single fathers doing their best seem to reinforce the myth that mommies rule, daddies drool
By Kate Harding
October 5, 2009
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Why was there more outrage in some circles over a fictional child rape than a real one?
By Kate Harding
October 2, 2009
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A British teen's death sparks debate over a controversial vaccine - but the alternative is worse
By Mary Elizabeth Williams
October 1, 2009
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Senate Finance Committee votes to fund abstinence-only sex ed, the same day it kills the public option
By Judy Berman
September 30, 2009
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SyFy's new "Caprica" campaign is scary for all the wrong reasons
By Mary Elizabeth Williams
September 30, 2009
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Finally arrested 32 years after he fled sentencing for unlawful sex with a minor, the director is ... a big hero?
By Kate Harding
September 28, 2009
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The trendy, pricey toy line takes on child homelessness, and the New York Post doesn't like it a bit
By Mary Elizabeth Williams
September 25, 2009
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Parental concerns face off against "free-range" philosophy as back-to-school season starts
By Mary Elizabeth Williams
September 14, 2009
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Was asking five girls to undress a constitutional violation -- or sexual assault?
By Lynn Harris
September 9, 2009
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How did Obama's speech to students rate? Ask the audience it was intended for
By Mary Elizabeth Williams
September 8, 2009
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My wonderful lover is gone but my dreary husband lives on! That's not fair
By Cary Tennis
September 4, 2009
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The sordid back story of Julia Myerson's new memoir, "The Lost Child," should give every parenting writer pause
By Amy Benfer
September 2, 2009
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Parents try to find the tricky balance between preventing childhood obesity and encouraging disordered eating
By Kate Harding
August 31, 2009
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Sex offender Phillip Garrido held a girl captive for 18 years but says people will find the story "heart-warming
By Kate Harding
August 28, 2009
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Katie Roiphe's provocative new essay on having a baby: Eloquent paean or feminist backlash? We discuss
August 27, 2009