It feels like more and more troubling issues face kids today. And while we can't alleviate the troubles, we can help make sure they have the knowledge they need to make the right decisions.

• The Real Reasons People Don't Use Condoms
• What Is My Personal Risk of Infection?

The likiest of ways to get around if the bus doesn't go where you want, is to ride a bike. But in traffic? Ugh. I actually once saw a guy get pinned between a car and someone opening their car door without looking. Ride safely, my friend.

• Essential Gear for Bike Commuters
• Video: Teach Your Child to Ride a Bike

Not everyone owns a car or a bike. There are several car sharing companies already established, but what is this bike sharing all about?

• Why Bike Sharing Makes for Friendlier Cities
• Ride Sharing Technology

The only time I feel unsafe taking a subway or bus is when it's actually pulling up near me. Once I'm on it, it's always been perfectly A-OK. But it is really as safe as I think?

• Burn More Calories When You Bike to Work
• Public Transportation: Fast Track to Fewer Emissions

Even though HIV and AIDS are associated, they are not the same thing.

• Symptoms of HIV
• Understanding Your HIV Tests

Advances in medication has made living with HIV a lot better than it used to be.

• 10 Things You Should Know About HIV Drug Resistance
• Think You Have Been Exposed to HIV? Here's What To Do

Now before you click through, be prepared to click more than once. We have all the names broken out (for boys and girls) by letter. Don't bother with the B's for boys, though. Bob will fit for you boy just fine. Get ideas for names here!

• Tips For Naming Your Baby
• What's Your Baby Naming Style?

Two places in this article stand out: factories and libraries. I think most kids would love to see today's machinery whizzing around making things. And libraries... I agree with Susan, our Guide to Grandparents, that enough children haven't visited a non-school library. Ever. Show your grandkids things they don't normally see.

• Fourteen Hints for a Better Museum Experience
• Air Travel Tips for Grandparents Traveling With Grandchildren

Based on my just-made-up-now rules, the girl names totally trounce the boy names. Have a favorite?

• Name Your Child After a Holiday?
• Five Fun Baby Shower Games

With twins I thought it came down to "Good one" and "Evil one", no? But which name is the evil name?

• Wait! We're Having Twins?!
• 10 Signs You're Having Twins

Hey! I didn't know these were real. Of course I saw them in the movie, but who knew they were based on real life? Clearly a lot of people did, but cut me some slack, I'm just catching up. The real Cozy Cone!

• Video:Tips for Packing for a Family Vacation
• How to Prepare Your Car for a Road Trip

I guess the Grand Canyon isn't weird unless you think of it as a hole in the ground. But if you think that way after visiting, maybe the Grand Canyon isn't the weird one.

• 5 Great Grand Canyon Hikes
• Create a Hiking Emergency Kit

I don't know how people who own pools can sleep at night. My level of paranoia is so high that I think I'd just keep the pool empty. I'd call it my open underground bunker. You'd still have to wear goggles. How to keep your pool safe.

• Do You Know What Drowning Looks Like?
• Video: Throw a Great Pool Party
• Golf Safety Tips

I'm never going hiking. Why? Here are the following places I've gotten lost: a grocery store, a friend's studio apartment and a book. Inside is where it's at.

• 6 Things a Hiker Should Never Do
• Do You Know What Essentials a Hiker Should Have?

What SPF rating should you be using? If that's all you wanted to know, then the answer is 30. But did you know how often you're supposed to reapply sunscreen? And you're suppose to cover up what? My idea of playing video games in my basement is looking better than ever.

• Important Changes to Sunscreen Labels for 2013
• How the Sun Can Make You Look Older

I think that Diana, our Guide to Southern Food, is the tops. But if she thinks I'm ready to help my kids make any of these things, she's going to be sorely disappointed. Last time I cooked a Diana recipe, I ended up going out to get bagels for us. And the firefighters. These are hard breakfasts, right?

• Mother's Day Martinis (Needed by end of Mother's Day)
• Desserts for Mother's Day

I hadn't read any of these before. I'm going to muster my own: While she's the one who wakes you in the morning, she's also the one who gives you five more minutes.

• Make Your Mom a Gift Using Chemistry
• Gifts Anyone Can Make (or Do)

Here's the deal: by linking to this, I'm sending a message that can be totally misinterpreted. So click the link if you think Mom might want something to help her with something she might have been complaining about. If it goes south, however, it's all on you. But you said you wanted it!

• Broke for Mother's Day? Affordable Gifts Inside!
• Beauty Gifts for Mom

To clear the air (ha, puns!), not only I have never been near a volcano and I've never been to L.A. So I don't have first-hand knowledge of city smog. What is it?

• What is a Bad Air Day?
• Is Air Quality Worse Midweek vs. Weekends?

Having a pet means maybe not having the cleanest house. I keep going up to Mr. Peterson and telling him that once he... you know... walks the purple valley, the house is gonna be a lot cleaner. Then he meows, bumps my face and lays in my lap. Aw! Maybe next year, Mr. Peterson. Maybe next year. Cleaning your indoor air.

• Top 10 Air-Purifying Plants
• Does Recycled Air Spread Illness / Flu on Flights?