Category: Parental Rights/ Parenting
Utah Hands Parents the Keys to the App Store
App stores are the entry point to social media on a child’s phone. Yet Apple and Google have...
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Teachers Refuse to Let Middle Schoolers Opt Out of Graphic Sex Class
Middle school students in Burlington, Massachusetts were asked in a graphic survey if they’ve ever...
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Transgender Ideology Being Used to Remove Children from Their Fathers
Constitution affirms the fundamental right of parents to make decisions about their own child’s...
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How Social Media Made Us Less Social
Social media was meant to connect us, instead it has consumed us. In 2024, we asked social media...
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WHO member states reach pandemic agreement
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced Wednesday its member states had reached an agreement...
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Florida bill would allow ‘wrongful death’ lawsuits for preborn children
Lawmakers in the Florida House passed a bill last week to allow family members to sue for the wrongful death of a preborn child.
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After Banning Abortions, Arkansas Lawmakers Earmark $2M for Pregnant Moms
On Tuesday the Arkansas Legislature passed a measure budgeting $2 million for grant funding to charities that help women with unplanned pregnancies.
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For Teens, Knowing the Past Helps Them Face the Challenges of the Future
Last week I posted an article about the pressing need to teach American history to our young. A follow-up piece focused on ways and resources for sharing the story of our country with elementary-aged students in the home and classroom.
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Democrat Bill Would Create ‘Prison Pipeline’ For Illinois’ Homeschooling Parents, Critics Say
Illinois’ Democrat-run legislature is fast-tracking a bill that critics say attempts to criminalize parents’ ability to homeschool their children in the Prairie State. Dubbed “The Homeschool Act” (HB 2827), the measure in question seemingly seeks to increase restrictions governing homeschooling in Illinois.
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Parents opposed to transing kids are as bad as the KKK: Colo. lawmaker
A Colorado state lawmaker is likening parental rights groups opposed to a bill that, if passed and signed into law, could lead to removing children from their parents’ custody if they oppose trans medicalization. The lawmaker said such parents were akin to the KKK.
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Massachusetts took custody of five children after doctor reported parents for not vaccinating baby: report
The Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (DCF) is under fire for taking custody of five children after a pediatrician reported their parents for allegedly refusing to vaccinate their nine-month-old baby due to their religious beliefs.
The homeschooling parents, Isael Rivera and Ruth Encarnacion, were later arrested for “familial kidnapping” last month when they fled to Texas to escape the DCF.
What Fathers Need from Human Service Organizations (Other than a Fatherhood Program)
There are many challenges faced by fathers in America, and more specifically, by those who participate in responsible fatherhood programs. But what are they?
The Fatherhood Research and Practice Network (FRPN) has a brief that attempts to answer that question. (National Fatherhood Initiative® President Christopher Brown sits on the FRPN’s advisory committee). Answering that question is critical because these challenges may be, as the brief notes, strongly associated with lower levels of father involvement in children’s lives and lower quality co-parenting relationships.
