Is Seattle unfriendly to kids?

Kristen Russell is ParentMap's head of content and strategy, a Seattle-based journalist and editor, and the mother of two. She was formerly the managing editor of ParentMap and Seattle magazine, a veteran television journalist and a Montessori teacher. Kristen is the co-author with Laura Kastner of "Wise-Minded Parenting: Seven Essentials for Raising Successful Tweens and Teens" and the editor of multiple parenting books, including "Getting to Calm: Cool-Headed Strategies for Parenting Tweens and Teens."  She holds a master's degree in journalism from UC-Berkeley and has reported on issues affecting families in the Pacific Northwest for more than 30 years.