Category: Parental Rights/ Parenting
When Schools Overreach: HB 355 and the Threat to Parents and Students in Virginia
While such invasive mental health screening is inappropriate for public schools, legislators have deliberately structured the screening as opt-out rather than opt-in to maximize participation. Many parents do not realize the inappropriate questions that public school districts are posing to their children. The Fairfax County Youth Survey, for example, asks children in grades 6, 8, 10, and 12 about their drug use and sexual proclivities.
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Father Knows Best? Not When it Comes to Screens in the Classroom
Educators are ignoring data and the concerns of parents regarding kids and tech.
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Grand Prix institutes new pro-motherhood policy for athletes
Life Time’s new pregnancy initiative for Grand Prix athletes, permitting women who become pregnant after selection to postpone their place to the following year without penalty, is a recognition that motherhood shouldn’t be regarded as a career-undermining event.
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Picky Eaters: A Modern American Phenomenon
Veit would like us to recover a delight in family meals by going back to the nineteenth-century model: the entire family eating together, enjoying the same meals
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Leading bioethics journal suggests forcing abortions on minors against their will
A prominent bioethics journal has published an article arguing that minors should be forced to undergo abortions against their wishes if medical professionals or courts determine it is in the child’s “best interest.”
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Protecting Kids Online Doesn’t Threaten Speech or Parental Rights
Two misconceptions have been circulating since last week’s landmark ruling in K.G.M. v. Meta et al., which found Meta and YouTube liable for harms to an individual plaintiff: First, that this verdict threatens free speech; and second, that it undermines parental rights and responsibility.
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It Says Drag Queens Are Safer For Kids Than Bluey. Now It Wants To Regulate AI For Children.
A California group positioned to shape the future of Artificial Intelligence regulation for children believes drag queens are positive role models for 4-year-olds.
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The Newsoms Are Parenting From Another Planet And They Want To Be America’s Parents, Too
The First Lady is meant to embody unity, home, and family. She is the right hand of the president and, in her own way, a mother to the nation. Melania Trump has taken that charge seriously — focusing her platform on children’s well-being, online safety, and opioid abuse prevention, placing service above self and motherhood above politics.
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Big Tech Goes to Trial and Loses, But The Battle Is Far From Over
Until these companies either implode or drastically reformulate their products, we must protect ourselves, our children, and our culture by saying no more.
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A NATION DECEIVED: How ‘grooming’ is at the core of comprehensive sex ed
Comprehensive sex education (CSE), utilized in public schools across the country, exposes participants (both educators and children) to sexually explicit and pornographic material, which is intentionally used to dismantle the inherent moral and protective barriers of children and adults, to normalize sexual promiscuity, and to promote abortion and “transgenderism.”
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More than Superficial Emotion: The Demanding Work of Real Love in Families
How can we move beyond feelings and words to make love a tangible reality for our children? Here’s where nurture comes in. The best definition of nurture is behavior that helps the child feel supported and valued—even cherished.
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Second lady Usha Vance brings back wholesome story time with the launch of kids’ podcast
“Story time with my kids is the highlight of my day,” Vance stated. “Books have taken our family on so many adventures. Through books, we’ve learned so many new things about science and nature, faraway countries, ancient civilizations, America’s history, and more. Most of all, we’ve had lots of fun reading together. I thought it would be even more fun to share story time with all of you. So every few weeks, we’ll gather here in my office to read together.”
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