Teen TV seems to be on steroids lately, especially when it comes to shows with female leads — too bad it isn’t all actually about the women, though. Television aimed at teenage girls has become quite the phenomenon lately. With Pretty Little Liars, The Nine Lives of Chloe King, Gossip Girl, and The Vampire Diaries, ...
People are constantly complaining about the state of teenagers today, yet hardly anyone is brave enough to delve into their world and try to find out what’s going on. Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls, by Dr. Mary Pipher, does just that. Through her work with adolescent girls as a clinical psychologist, Dr. ...
Should teens be allowed to spend the night together? What if the context was a parent-supervised sleepover party? One mom feels conflicted about why she won’t let her son invite girls to the frequent sleepovers that the family hosts. Her husband is fine with it, the girls’ mothers agree and her teen sons are more ...
Dear Madame X, I am a divorced man and my 12 year old daughter lives with me. She is a lovely, bright vibrant girl but she has started to worry too much about her appearance lately. This began around the time I suspect she found my online porn collection. There was nothing particularly weird there ...
If the eyes are the windows to the soul, then why not remodel your tiny panes with some floor to ceiling action? Wide-eyed contact lenses have been in Asia for decades but have just made the leap to the New York Times thanks to Lady Gaga. But they could make you blind, experts warn. Lady ...
We need a new car. Our current one is pretty old (though it works ok) but for boring administrative...
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On dates I still love a little bit of chivalry — but it goes too far when the restaurant...
There has been an upswing in royal fever on both sides of the Atlantic since last April. When Kate...
Dear Madame X, I know you say that it’s not good to fake your orgasms, but what if you...
It is one of the oldest institutions in the world. Most humans are actively engaged in it as I...
Nothing could be worse than the fear that one had given up too soon, and left one unexpended effort...
Usually getting fired is a bad thing. But, somehow, this woman is happy about it. Can you imagine...
