http://dir.salon.com/topics/kids/?source=rss&aim=kids en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Mon, 04 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT By Katharine Mieszkowski Mon, 04 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/05/04/free_range_kids/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/05/04/free_range_kids/index.html?source=rss Kids today are just as safe as they were in the '70s, says "Free-Range Kids" author Lenore Skenazy, and what's really distressing is an alarmist culture that refuses to let them grow up. By Cary Tennis Mon, 04 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/08/06/stepmom/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/08/06/stepmom/index.html?source=rss I thought I could learn to love being a stepmom, but I don't By Katharine Mieszkowski, Amy Reiter Mon, 04 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/gift_guide/2008/2008/12/02/kids_luxury/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/gift_guide/2008/2008/12/02/kids_luxury/index.html?source=rss Learning to ride a bike sure has come a long way from ye olde training wheels. By Heather Havrilesky Mon, 04 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/int/2008/08/28/yo_gabba_gabba/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/int/2008/08/28/yo_gabba_gabba/index.html?source=rss The creators of "Yo Gabba Gabba" tell the story behind the coolest (and least annoying) kids show on television. By Andrew O'Hehir Mon, 04 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/06/02/vacation/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/06/02/vacation/index.html?source=rss Seeking suggestions: Best movies for kids, non-current, non-Disney (or at least non-CGI) and non-obvious preferred. By Cary Tennis Mon, 04 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/06/30/son_having_sex/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/06/30/son_having_sex/index.html?source=rss I don't think I'm comfortable with my 17-year-old bringing 16-year-old girls home -- but what to do? By Cary Tennis Mon, 04 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/06/17/end_times_trauma/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/06/17/end_times_trauma/index.html?source=rss My church showed me a horror flick that left me terrified for all who are not yet saved By Cary Tennis Mon, 04 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/06/02/webbed_feet/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/06/02/webbed_feet/index.html?source=rss Concentration on my goal seems to yield no results: How can I transform myself? I want to spread my toes and swim! By Cary Tennis Mon, 04 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/05/18/divorce_decision/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/05/18/divorce_decision/index.html?source=rss I'm separated and in counseling, and I have to decide next week to divorce or not By Cary Tennis Mon, 04 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/05/13/going_crazy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/05/13/going_crazy/index.html?source=rss I'd leave my husband and take my daughter but that would be kidnapping! By Cary Tennis Mon, 04 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/03/12/working_too_hard/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/03/12/working_too_hard/index.html?source=rss I'm doing 60 hours a week to get ahead so I can finally stop and have babies. By Cary Tennis Mon, 04 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/02/03/two_men_problem/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/02/03/two_men_problem/index.html?source=rss I want kids. I want security. I want laughter. By Katharine Mieszkowski, Amy Reiter Mon, 04 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/gift_guide/2008/2008/12/02/kids_mid/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/gift_guide/2008/2008/12/02/kids_mid/index.html?source=rss Something for the budding rock star and the pint-size design aficionado. By Katharine Mieszkowski, Amy Reiter Mon, 04 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/gift_guide/2008/2008/12/02/kids_bargain/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/gift_guide/2008/2008/12/02/kids_bargain/index.html?source=rss Simple pleasures that are inexpensive but endlessly entertaining. By Cary Tennis Mon, 04 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/11/03/divorce/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/11/03/divorce/index.html?source=rss I'm pretty sure this is what I want, but I'm stuck on how to do it. By Cary Tennis Mon, 04 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/10/24/wont_quit_smoking/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/10/24/wont_quit_smoking/index.html?source=rss I know it sounds crazy, but the smoking is making me insane; I figure maybe if I left he'd get the message. By Cary Tennis Mon, 04 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/10/07/confused_17_year_old/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/10/07/confused_17_year_old/index.html?source=rss I don't know what my friends are talking about, and I don't know what my problem is. By Cary Tennis Mon, 04 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/08/12/community/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/08/12/community/index.html?source=rss How do I find community? Everyone I used to know has moved away. By Cary Tennis Mon, 04 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/07/14/houseboat/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/07/14/houseboat/index.html?source=rss See, there's this maverick single dad with three adopted kids, and he buys this old houseboat and starts restoring it ... By Cary Tennis Mon, 04 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/07/01/sighs/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/07/01/sighs/index.html?source=rss Every time he takes a sip of anything, he emits this deep, mournful exhalation. It is spooky and weird and I want him to stop. By Cary Tennis Mon, 04 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/06/10/wanting_kids/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/06/10/wanting_kids/index.html?source=rss He recoils at the idea now, but he's only 26. Should I assume he'll change? Or move on? By Cary Tennis Mon, 04 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/05/16/guardianship/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/05/16/guardianship/index.html?source=rss My parents are too old and my siblings are too mired in difficulties. But I'm hesitant to bring up the idea with friends. By King Kaufman Mon, 04 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/05/05/derby/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/05/05/derby/index.html?source=rss Eight Belles was the first sports figure who ever caught my 2-year-old daughter's eye. By Andrew O'Hehir Mon, 04 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/05/02/lonely/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/05/02/lonely/index.html?source=rss Harmony Korine, the skate-punk Fitzgerald of the '90s, is back for his second act -- with a sweet and surprisingly lovely film, believe it or not. By Cary Tennis Mon, 04 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/04/30/husband_wants_divorce/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/04/30/husband_wants_divorce/index.html?source=rss We've got five children, one only 2 weeks old -- and now he says he wants a divorce.