Family

Is There a Worldwide ‘Childcare Crisis’?2
- Family, MomThink
- September 25, 2024
Reports of a “childcare crisis” are bubbling up across America and across the globe. In Texas, Minnesota, Utah, Virginia, Nevada, Florida, Oregon, Arizona, North Dakota, California, Maine, and just about every other state you can think of, “childcare crisis” headlines are trending. The same is true in the UK, France, Germany, Australia, Japan, and elsewhere. So, are there simultaneous childcare
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The Great Awakening: A Mother’s Journey Through Pediatric Care 5
- Family, Featured, Health, MomThink, Science
- September 9, 2024
As a mother, I’ve always tried to do what’s best for my children. I trusted our pediatrician implicitly, believing that his advice was rooted in unquestionable medical expertise. However, the events of 2020 forced me to confront some uncomfortable truths about the medical care my children had been receiving. For years, I accepted without question
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This Is Not Fake News: US Surgeon General Warns That Parenting Is a Health Hazard 4
- Family, MomThink
- September 9, 2024
The US Surgeon General, Dr Vivek Murthy, just issued an official advisory warning against the stressful nature of parenting and labelling it “an urgent public health issue.” The document says Surgeon General Advisories “require the nation’s immediate awareness and action.” So, according to the Surgeon General, what exactly is the urgent issue and what immediate actions should be
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When Your School Puts God in a Closet and Shuts the Door 1
- Education, Family, MomThink, Religion
- August 30, 2024
I recently stumbled across Harvard’s mission statement issued in the year 1642: “Everyone shall consider as the main end of his life and studies, to know God and Jesus Christ, which is eternal life.” This, of course, is based on a scripture from the gospel of John: “And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only
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How Do We Solve the West’s Fertility Crisis?13
- Culture, Family, Featured, MomThink
- August 27, 2024
My wife and I recently found out that baby number two is on the way, and we couldn’t be more delighted. Parenting is without doubt the most rewarding adventure we have ever embarked upon. All this being true, the prospect of another baby has made me think long and hard about our financial position over
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The Farm Effect: Why Playing in the Mud Is Good for Your Kids 3
- Family, Featured, MomThink
- August 27, 2024
I was standing at the sink washing an egg for my breakfast the other day. We’d had rain the day before, and the egg was covered in mud and poop from chickens climbing into the nesting box to lay. Washing eggs is a daily task for me as a homesteader with chickens. This, along with
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