Family

Homeschooling Isn’t What I Expected It To Be 5
- Education, Family, Featured
- February 14, 2024
I’ve heard it said, “I was a great parent before I had kids.” The same can be said of being a homeschooling parent. Homeschooling circles are full of idealistic moms and dads who often have very high standards for themselves and their children. Certainly, having strong ideals can work as a guide and benchmark for
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Underrated Dating Tips From a Dating Advisor 0
- Family, Culture
- February 13, 2024
My first article for Intellectual Takeout was “Top 10 Dating Tips from a Dating Advisor.” Today, I’m diving deeper and discussing the most underrated tips I’ve come across in five years of working with engaged and married couples and writing practical advice for daters in today’s crazy hookup culture. Many of the people I’ve met
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Will This Mrs American Beauty Queen With Eight Kids Make Big Families Normal Again?2
- Family
- February 12, 2024
In case you haven’t heard, Hannah and Daniel Neeleman are the genesis of the Instagram sensation “Ballerina Farm.” What makes Ballerina Farm so appealing that it has amassed nearly 9 million followers? Well, there’s lots to like: A Julliard ballerina marries a businessman, and they buy a gorgeous plot of land in a little mountain valley to
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No, Environmentalists, Having Children Is Not Immoral—We Need Children Now More Than Ever 1
- Culture, Family, Featured
- February 7, 2024
In a recent television interview, environmental activist Donnachadh McCarthy informed the public that having more than two kids is selfish. McCarthy states in the interview that humanity has destroyed 70 percent of “nature” in one generation, presumably due to our so-called carbon footprint, although he doesn’t explain exactly how this has occurred. “There’s a moral
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When the State Turns Against Parents 3
- Culture, Family, Featured
- February 6, 2024
A 14-year-old Montana girl has been taken from her family by the state’s child protective services after deciding to identify as a boy and will soon be sent to Canada, according to the family. The harrowing story of Todd and Krista Kolstad’s custody battle for their troubled teen—who is Todd’s biological daughter and Krista’s step-daughter—was
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Safetyism Eclipses Common Sense 0
- Family, Education
- February 2, 2024
School’s out on April 8 for many kids in the U.S. and Canada. On that date, a full solar eclipse will be visible from Texas to Ontario, and “There are risks associated with viewing a solar eclipse,” several Toronto-area school boards announced. Those schools moved their May 17 kid-free professional development day to April 8
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