Parenting - articles
Parents of special-needs children say support, prayer make all the difference
When Brenda McClelland was in high school, she read “Angel Unaware,” a book by Dale Evans Rogers about being a parent with a special-needs child, and prayed that one day, God would give her a Down syndrome child. more »
By Anna Swindle - Apr 9, 2009
Topic: Family, Parenting, Life, Disabled
Jump in out-of-wedlock births disheartening
The news of 4.3 million births in the United States in 2007—the highest birth rate in U.S. history—seems to be something to celebrate, and it is. more »
By Richard Land - Mar 24, 2009 - (4)
Topic: Family, Children, Parenting, Fathers
A new pro-life battle: designer babies
Medical science has ushered in a brave new world in childbearing. A fertility clinic in Los Angeles recently announced it was ready to offer would-be parents designer babies. more »
By Penna Dexter - Mar 17, 2009 - (1)
Topic: Family, Parenting, Life
Living your values
Sen. John McCain electrified the Republican base and millions of people of every political persuasion last Friday when he selected Alaska Gov. more »
By Richard Land - Sep 3, 2008 - (17)
Topic: Faith, Family, Parenting, Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Christian Citizenship,
MySpace, My Kids
Following media reports, you’d think MySpace.com was crawling with child predators. Jason Illian, author of MySpace MyKids, acknowledges the risks of the popular Web site, but believes there is plenty of good that can come from being a MySpace regular. more »
By staff - Aug 21, 2007
Topic: Family, Children, Parenting, Pop Culture
Infecting Your Kids with Integrity
“It’s not who you are in life that matters,” a famous American father told his later-to-be-famous sons. “It’s who people think you are.” When a person adopts this way of thinking, a split develops between the public and private, with more emphasis being placed on image management than character development. more »
By Alan E. Godwin - Aug 20, 2007 - (1)
Topic: Family, Children, Parenting
Some common sense in the “mommy wars”
The divide between working and stay-at home mothers has always been overhyped. The term “mommy wars” doesn’t really describe the way mothers relate to one another. more »
By Penna Dexter - Aug 7, 2007 - (4)
Topic: Family, Living, Finances, Marriage, Wives, Parenting, Mothers, Pop Culture
Why the Second Circuit Ruling Against the FCC Is Wrong, Part 2
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals predicted in its 2-1 ruling earlier this month against the Federal Communications Commission that the agency’s restrictions against “fleeting,” isolated expletives would probably not hold up under First Amendment scrutiny on appeal. more »
By Steven Griffin - Jul 2, 2007
Topic: Family, Children, Parenting, Pop Culture
Why the Second Circuit Ruling Against the FCC Is Wrong, Part 1
If the Federal Communications Commission appeals the recent Second Circuit Court of Appeals’ 2-1 ruling that it cannot sanction networks for airing “fleeting expletives,” it will likely point to arguments made by the dissenting judge, Pierre N. more »
By Steven Griffin - Jun 21, 2007 - (1)
Topic: Family, Children, Parenting, Pop Culture, Citizenship
BSafe
Practical tools are a necessity in the battle against pornography, especially for parents. In particular, Internet filtering and parental control software are essential to protect families and individuals from the dangers lurking on the Internet. more »
By Richard Land - May 15, 2007
Topic: Family, Addictions, Parenting, Sexual Purity, Pornography, Issues