Family

The Uglification of Children Is a Sign of Something Sinister 2
- Family, Culture, MomThink
- June 5, 2024
I saw a teenaged girl at the store recently. She was hardly recognisable as a teenaged girl because of the extreme facial piercings, the Halloween-inspired make-up, the outlandish hairdo, and the dark and foreboding clothes. She looked truly frightening. Several days ago, I saw a different teenaged girl walking home from the bus stop. She
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To Get Kids Off Phones, Open the Door!0
- Family, MomThink
- May 31, 2024
Sorry — another rant. Or maybe it’s more of a revelation. It’s this: Giving kids phones makes possible the impossible demands on parents, that they supervise, assist, drive and chaperone their kids everywhere, every day — usually while holding down another job. It’s only because we can hand kids their electronic devices that we can
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Is Commercial Surrogacy a Human Rights Disaster?2
- Family, MomThink
- May 28, 2024
“This is the most pro-family thing that the Legislature has done,” said Governor Gretchen Whitmer as she signed to legalise commercial surrogacy. Every American state has its own laws on surrogacy; until this year, a strict ban was in place in Michigan. Now it has joined the majority of states that permit some form of commercial surrogacy. The only
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As a Former Working Mom, Here’s Why Harrison Butker’s Speech Doesn’t Offend Me 6
- Culture, Family, Featured, MomThink
- May 24, 2024
There’s been quite a bit of controversy lately concerning Harrison Butker’s recent commencement speech, particularly his comments endorsing motherhood and homemaking. As you could probably guess, those on the left side of the political spectrum (especially feminists) have harshly criticized his remarks, and conservatives, by and large, have rushed to his defense. As a mother
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Four Cheap Ideas for Family Night 1
- Family, Featured, MomThink
- May 21, 2024
One podcaster I listen to frequently likes to emphasize that, just as authors write stories, we write stories with our lives, and parents write stories for their kids. But in an age where the average family spends less than an hour of quality time together each day, are parents creating the memories that serve as
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Three Painfully Obvious Suggestions to Reduce Your Child’s Screen Time 1
- Family, MomThink
- May 21, 2024
A major concern of paediatricians today is excessive screen time in children. Here are three (painfully obvious) suggestions for avoiding and reducing screen time. Unfortunately, these are increasingly becoming viewed as unnecessary or unreasonable by some parents: Read a lot of books Talk to your kids about normal life every day Don’t use digital devices as the
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