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And after the campfire singalong? Chemical peels!
"Spa summer camps" teach middle-school girls the enduring lessons of avocado masks and ginger foot scrubs.
By Sarah Hepola August 25, 2008
Sassy in pink
A seventh grader chooses to fight school administrators who suspended her for having pink hair.
By Kate Harding August 22, 2008
Awesome or awful? Fat camp scholarships
Essay contests invite children to win a summer of free weight loss.
By Judy Berman August 18, 2008
The hemline effect
With the economy in the toilet, one mother cheers the return of modest clothing.
By Judy Berman August 18, 2008
"WTF" of the day: "Dive In!" underwear ... for kids
Parents are outraged over a suggestive pair of "High School Musical" panties.
By Judy Berman August 15, 2008
Do we need to guard against Gardasil?
The controversial cervical cancer vaccine may carry serious health risks.
By Catherine Price August 12, 2008
The real world: Iraq
In the HBO documentary "Baghdad High," four high schoolers film their lives in a war zone.
By Sarah Hepola August 5, 2008
Press release of the day: Our show harms kids!
NBC celebrates the APA's condemnation of "The Baby Borrowers."
By Judy Berman July 30, 2008
"She was just in diapers"
Are underage female gymnasts being allowed to compete at the Beijing Olympics?
By Kate Harding July 28, 2008
What's in a bat-crap-crazy name?
Should the state prevent parents from giving their kids humiliating names?
By Kate Harding July 25, 2008
Ma vie en noir
Should a 12-year-old British boy be allowed to get sex reassignment surgery?
By Judy Berman July 21, 2008
Amanda Peet: "Sorry about that 'parasites' thing"
The actress regrets calling parents who don't vaccinate their children "parasites," but she still thinks they're making the wrong choice.
By Kate Harding July 17, 2008
This just in: Adolescence sucks
A new study shows that adolescent girls are stressed, insecure and anxious. What else is new?
By Kate Harding July 14, 2008
Harvard for toddlers
Google provides the world's greatest day care -- for millionaires.
By Amy Benfer July 7, 2008
The mommy wars, interrupted
Should mothers stay at home or go to work? Sandra Tsing Loh chooses her choice, and so do I.
By Amy Benfer July 2, 2008
American Girl power
Does the specialty doll nurture girls' adventurousness or simply encourage them to be good little consumers?
By Sarah Hepola June 30, 2008
J.C. Penney does not actually endorse teen sex
A racy, fake advertisement has the retail giant up in arms -- and pointing fingers.
By Catherine Price June 25, 2008
So was it a "pact," or more of an informal agreement?
Controversy continues to stir over the supposed "pregnancy pact" at Gloucester High School.
By Catherine Price June 24, 2008
Boys' crisis? What boys' crisis?
A new report from the American Association of University Women suggests that when it comes to crises in American education, ethnicity and economics play a larger role than gender.
By Catherine Price May 20, 2008

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