Parenting
Do Children’s Rights Override Parental Rights?
You’re in a conversation and someone says, “We have to respect the rights of children. No one, not even their parents, should be allowed to interfere with their sexual autonomy. We have to let them decide who they really are.” What would you say? Children’s rights are absolutely crucial, but does …
Happily Divorced vs. Unhappily Married – Which is Better for Kids?
You’re in a conversation and someone says, “Children are better off with happy divorced parents than they are with parents in an unhappy marriage.” What would you say? In headlines about a celebrity divorce or in conversations with friends in struggling marriages, we often hear that it will be better for kids if …
Modern Family: Are the Kids Really Fine?
You’re in a conversation and someone says, “Don’t worry, the kids will be fine.” What would you say? The drastic changes in marriage and family over the last 50 years have all repeatedly claimed, over and over with each new issue, “oh the kids, they will be fine!” Enough time has now …
Save the Planet. Don’t Have Kids.
You’re in a conversation and someone says, “We need to stop having so many kids. Otherwise, we’re going to use up all the earth’s resources and destroy the planet.” What would you say? With so much news about global warming, global pandemics, and starvation in the developing part of the world, it’s easy to get …