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Does a 6-year-old need 25 birthday presents?
Page Rockwell
Slate's Emily Bazelon tries to sell her son on the idea of getting fewer gifts.
Ringing up baby
Dale Hrabi
Rich, older moms in N.Y. and Chicago are snapping up $1,240 diaper bags and $500 bassinets. But the rest of the country is about to throw an enormous tantrum.
Baby panic in Germany
Katharine Mieszkowski
A low birthrate sparks a national conversation about the role of fathers and mothers in parenting.
My life as a man
Andrew O'Hehir
Dressed in drag, Norah Vincent visited strip clubs and dated women to find out what it means to be a man. She ended up in the loony bin.
Can house calls make a difference in new mothers’ lives?
Sarah Karnasiewicz
A successful new nonprofit sends nurses into the homes of young, low-income mothers and children.
The Fix
Salon Staff
Jolie and Pitt confirm baby report. Farrell sex tape off the market. Plus: Mr. Blackwell's worst-dressed list!
I was conned by JT Leroy
Ayelet Waldman
I talked to him on the phone for hours. I even listened to his therapy sessions on tape. And after one particularly weird conversation about his upcoming sex-change operation, I decided he was a fake. So why did I still get sucked in?
Sleeping together, but not sleeping together
Page Rockwell
The Washington Post reassures us that it's OK to take refuge from a partner's snoring by crashing on the couch.
At home with David Brooks
Rebecca Traister
On the same day the right-wing Times columnist argued that women are happier at home, a mom who stayed at home contradicted him.
Helpless
Martha Baer
As Felicia's mentor, I've rescued her from a meth jag and taken her calls after her abusive boyfriend beat her. But after five years, I'm not sure I've done any good.
A new look at anorexia
Sarah Karnasiewicz
Doctors now believe the eating disorder is a product of nature, not nurture -- and has reach far beyond rich, white teens.
I Like to Watch
Heather Havrilesky
Give thanks for these purloined lands, and for the
fact that you're not a soulless plastic surgeon, an undercover agent posing as a terrorist, or the mother of a 2-year-old.
What it feels like for a girl — in China
Page Rockwell
The controversial one-child policy still results in baby girls' being abandoned -- virtually all the country's orphans are female.
Too old for the altar?
Sarah Karnasiewicz
Oh, great. A new study says people who tie the knot before age 27 have happier marriages.
Love under lock and key
Sarah Karnasiewicz
A new book says the 2.4 million children who have parents behind bars are the real victims of America's prison boom.
Coming soon: Same-sex genetic parenting
Rebecca Traister
Scientists reveal plans to make baby making so easy, two men (or women) can do it on their own.
Welcome to no-choice America
Heather Havrilesky
PBS's "Frontline" special "The Last Abortion Clinic" shows us why the dark ages of illegal abortions and unwanted children are already here.
Day scare
Priya Jain
Will child care stunt your kid's social skills? Three studies find downsides, but the results aren't as terrifying as they seem.
I’m still angry at my father — what happened in my childhood?
Cary Tennis
I have certain hazy memories that give me the creeps, but I really don't know the truth.
“The Legend of Zorro”
Stephanie Zacharek
Once again, Antonio Banderas gives us the perfect Saturday-afternoon folk hero.
The parent trap
Salon Staff
Memories of childhood, and the eternal challenges of parenting, this week in Table Talk.
I Like to Watch
Heather Havrilesky
Fiendish fun for the whole family, from "The Amazing Race" to "Arrested Development" to "Everybody Hates Chris."
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