http://dir.salon.com/topics/parenting/?source=rss&aim=parenting en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:10:00 PDT Tracy Clark-Flory Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/10/06/belkin/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/10/06/belkin/index.html?source=rss Lisa Belkin says the politician made her feel like a good mom -- and then a guilty mom. By Cary Tennis Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/10/02/grief_work/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/10/02/grief_work/index.html?source=rss I'm having a rough time; I'd like some justice and some peace. Katharine Mieszkowski Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2008/09/24/stillborn/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2008/09/24/stillborn/index.html?source=rss Novelist Elizabeth McCracken on losing her first son. By Rahul K. Parikh, M.D. Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/09/22/autism/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/09/22/autism/index.html?source=rss A pediatrician traces the rise of the anti-vaccine movement that falsely linked thimerosal with autism and turned parents away from the most lifesaving medicine in history. By Cary Tennis Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/09/19/republican_parents/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/09/19/republican_parents/index.html?source=rss The party my parents support considers my marriage invalid -- so how can I keep giving them money? By Cary Tennis Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/09/18/adoptee/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/09/18/adoptee/index.html?source=rss I feel that she should know the truth -- but should I tell her? Tracy Clark-Flory Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/09/15/chile/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/09/15/chile/index.html?source=rss At underage events, they grind, grope and compete to swap the most spit. Kate Harding Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/09/15/fish_consumption_in_pregnancy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/09/15/fish_consumption_in_pregnancy/index.html?source=rss New research suggests that the benefits of fish consumption during pregnancy outweigh the risk of mercury poisoning. By Cary Tennis Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/09/12/birthday_column/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/09/12/birthday_column/index.html?source=rss So many things go unasked; so much suffering occurs in silence. By Cary Tennis Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/09/09/parents/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/09/09/parents/index.html?source=rss Divorced, they've been squabbling in courts for over a decade. Kate Harding Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/09/08/math_science_girls/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/09/08/math_science_girls/index.html?source=rss A new study shows that a little encouragement can help girls become more interested in math and science. By Christopher Noxon Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/09/08/noxon_essay/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/09/08/noxon_essay/index.html?source=rss 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? Lynn Harris Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/09/03/palin_slashed_teen_mom_funding/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/09/03/palin_slashed_teen_mom_funding/index.html?source=rss Just saying. Tracy Clark-Flory Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/08/25/milk/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/08/25/milk/index.html?source=rss A reporter pretends to nurse a calf to promote a breast-feeding documentary. By Cary Tennis Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/08/25/boyfriend_with_kid/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/08/25/boyfriend_with_kid/index.html?source=rss His 9-year-old has Tourette's and ADHD, and I'm still a student ... is this a good idea? Kate Harding Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/08/22/pink_hair_suspension/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/08/22/pink_hair_suspension/index.html?source=rss A seventh grader chooses to fight school administrators who suspended her for having pink hair. By Cary Tennis Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/08/22/laughter_in_the_dark/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/08/22/laughter_in_the_dark/index.html?source=rss He thought he'd be returning home to die. But she just strung him along until he was gone. Lynn Harris Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/08/20/benitez_victory/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/08/20/benitez_victory/index.html?source=rss In a final decision on a 1999 lawsuit, the state Supreme Court rules that antidiscrimination law trumps "religious freedom." By Heather Ryan Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/08/18/heather_ryan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/08/18/heather_ryan/index.html?source=rss I had a master's degree. I had a job. But to feed my three children, I had to swallow my pride and go to a soup kitchen. By Cary Tennis Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/08/18/doctors/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/08/18/doctors/index.html?source=rss His parents paid for everything and mine did not. So I'm in debt and he isn't. Why are we fighting about this? By Cary Tennis Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:10:00 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, 06 Oct 2008 14:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/08/08/lied_about_grandparents/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/08/08/lied_about_grandparents/index.html?source=rss I told her my grandparents don't live in America. But now we're going to visit them -- in America. Sarah Hepola Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/08/07/creepy_reborns/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/08/07/creepy_reborns/index.html?source=rss They look like real babies, but they're state-of-the-art designer dolls. International Reborn Doll community, you win this round. Tracy Clark-Flory Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/08/06/russia/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/08/06/russia/index.html?source=rss A Russian judge explains where babies come from. Lynn Harris Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2008/08/06/postpartum_ptsd/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2008/08/06/postpartum_ptsd/index.html?source=rss For some new mothers, those blues are not depression.