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Seen But Not Heard?

Whatever happened to being seen but not heard? Diana West asks that question in a recent essay, noting that there has been a massive shift in Western culture away from adult authority and toward the "wise child." All around us are signs that authorit ...

January 22, 2010

“Like the Air They Breathe” — The Online Life of Kids

New research reveals that children are always digitally on.  The Kaiser Family Foundation has just released a new study on the online lives of children and teenagers, and the statistics are simply astounding. America's children and teenagers are now ...

January 21, 2010

Age & Moral Responsibility

Does age matter when dealing with moral accountability?  Governments are often faced with deciding how society should punish both the young and the old for wrongs they have committed.  The conversation becomes very difficult when dealing with the cas ...

December 1, 2009

Boys Wearing Skirts to School? What’s Going On?

Clothing makes a statement, and if The New York Times is any indicator of where the culture is headed, clothing is speaking loudly.  According to a recent article by Jan Hoffman, high schools are forced to tackle gender issues of a new magnitude: boy ...

November 12, 2009

The Blessings of Discipline in a Child’s Life

Hilary Stout of the New York Times has recently written a piece on parenting titled “For Some Parents, Shouting is the New Spanking.” Why has shouting at children become a common form of discipline for parents? When shouting becomes the norm, parents ...

October 23, 2009

Banned Book Week – Parenting at the Mercy of the Local Librarian

Banned Books Week is this week in America, trying to draw attention to the dangers of limiting access to all types of information.  But are books really being banned in America?  Certainly not.  The American Library Association’s problem actually fal ...

October 1, 2009

The Shock of Too Much Nurturing

Good parenting involves genuinely loving your child.  But what happens when loving a little one turns into an obsession, putting the child first in every circumstance and neglecting necessary discipline?   Is it possible to love your child too much?  ...

September 14, 2009

Spare the Rod, Spoil the Child: Is Spanking Taboo?

New Zealand has voted on a referendum on their law against spanking. The verdict? Parents in New Zealand want the right to spank their children when they are in need of discipline. Scripture encourages parents to discipline their children for their o ...

August 21, 2009

Ask Anything Wednesday

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August 12, 2009

Storytelling and a Child’s Imagination

Does storytelling matter to children? Guest-host Russell Moore speaks with writer and musician Andrew Peterson about the importance of telling the right stories--and telling the right Story--to children, demonstrating how storytelling has everything ...

July 31, 2009

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