http://dir.salon.com/topics/children_and_teens/?source=rss&aim=children_and_teens en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:11:00 PST News and commentary on children and teens. By Kate Harding Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/11/25/twilight_fan_bitten/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/11/25/twilight_fan_bitten/index.html?source=rss A Michigan creep follows up some standard sexual harassment with a bad Edward Cullen impression By Kate Harding Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/11/17/ashima_shiraishi/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/11/17/ashima_shiraishi/index.html?source=rss Sponsored athlete Ashima Shiraishi's been training for almost half her life -- i.e., since she was five By Judy Berman Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/11/04/gossip_girl/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/11/04/gossip_girl/index.html?source=rss Parents Television Council takes the show to task for pushing porny sex ... without seeing the episode in question By Kate Harding Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/11/02/toddler_kicked_off_plane/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/11/02/toddler_kicked_off_plane/index.html?source=rss Southwest flight attendants removed a shouting 2-year-old and his mom from a recent flight. Who behaved worse? By Judy Berman Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/11/02/sex_weight/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/11/02/sex_weight/index.html?source=rss Race and body image have complex effects on high school girls' risk-taking behavior, a new study shows By Judy Berman Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/28/seventeen_transphobic/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/28/seventeen_transphobic/index.html?source=rss LGBT activists are up in arms about the magazine's story, "My boyfriend turned out to be a girl" By Kate Harding Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/26/sexy_dancing_contracts/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/26/sexy_dancing_contracts/index.html?source=rss Is a formal agreement not to freak or grind a reasonable response to kids' sexy moves? By Judy Berman Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/22/black_barbie/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/22/black_barbie/index.html?source=rss A new set of dolls is reigniting old debates about hair, body image and young African-American girls By Kate Harding Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/19/jessica_watson/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/19/jessica_watson/index.html?source=rss A 16-year-old girl has embarked on a great adventure, and prompted a great deal of fretting By Judy Berman Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/16/rifqa_bary/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/16/rifqa_bary/index.html?source=rss A runaway Muslim teen claims her father will kill her for converting to Christianity. Should we believe her? By Kate Harding Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/12/post_columbine_safety/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/12/post_columbine_safety/index.html?source=rss Under a zero-tolerance policy to prevent school violence, a 6-year-old is kicked out for carrying camping gear By Kate Harding Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/09/faith_healing/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/09/faith_healing/index.html?source=rss Again, a boy passes away from a treatable illness because of his parents' beliefs -- what's left to say about it? By Kate Harding Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/05/boys_are_back/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/05/boys_are_back/index.html?source=rss Even movies about single fathers doing their best seem to reinforce the myth that mommies rule, daddies drool By Kate Harding Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/02/polanski_kampmeier/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/02/polanski_kampmeier/index.html?source=rss Why was there more outrage in some circles over a fictional child rape than a real one? By Mary Elizabeth Williams Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/01/hpv_vaccine/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/01/hpv_vaccine/index.html?source=rss A British teen's death sparks debate over a controversial vaccine - but the alternative is worse By Judy Berman Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/09/30/abstinence/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/09/30/abstinence/index.html?source=rss Senate Finance Committee votes to fund abstinence-only sex ed, the same day it kills the public option By Mary Elizabeth Williams Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:11:00 PST 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 Kate Harding Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/09/28/polanski_arrest/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/09/28/polanski_arrest/index.html?source=rss Finally arrested 32 years after he fled sentencing for unlawful sex with a minor, the director is ... a big hero? By Mary Elizabeth Williams Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/09/25/homeless_doll/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/09/25/homeless_doll/index.html?source=rss The trendy, pricey toy line takes on child homelessness, and the New York Post doesn't like it a bit By Mary Elizabeth Williams Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/09/14/solo_kids/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/09/14/solo_kids/index.html?source=rss Parental concerns face off against "free-range" philosophy as back-to-school season starts By Lynn Harris Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/09/09/strip_search/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/09/09/strip_search/index.html?source=rss Was asking five girls to undress a constitutional violation -- or sexual assault? By Mary Elizabeth Williams Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/09/08/obama_education_speech/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/09/08/obama_education_speech/index.html?source=rss How did Obama's speech to students rate? Ask the audience it was intended for By Cary Tennis Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/09/04/grieving/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/09/04/grieving/index.html?source=rss My wonderful lover is gone but my dreary husband lives on! That's not fair By Amy Benfer Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/09/02/julie_myerson/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/09/02/julie_myerson/index.html?source=rss The sordid back story of Julia Myerson's new memoir, "The Lost Child," should give every parenting writer pause By Kate Harding Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/08/31/healthy_eating_for_kids/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/08/31/healthy_eating_for_kids/index.html?source=rss Parents try to find the tricky balance between preventing childhood obesity and encouraging disordered eating