By: Amy Morin – psychologytoday.com – November 3, 2017 The New York Times recently published an article called, “Why Are More American Teenagers Than Ever Suffering From Severe Anxiety?” The author chronicled several teens’ battle with anxiety over the course of a few years. The article questioned why we’re seeing such a rise in anxiety among today’s youth. As a psychotherapist, college lecturer,...

By Kiley Crossland – world.wng.org – November 8, 2019 Nearly 1 in 5 low-income teens in rural America reported a change in their sexual orientation during high school, according to a study released this week. The research raises questions about the permanence of sexual orientation and the ongoing battle to ban therapy for those who want to change. The report,...

By: Madeleine Jacob – lifesitenews.com – September 27, 2019 In October, the father of a seven-year-old boy whose mother is trying to “transition” him into a girl has a final chance in court to save his son. Jeff Younger has been fighting not to lose custody of his twin sons, James and Jude, while being accused of child abuse by his ex-wife Anne...

By: Erica Komisar – wsj.com – September 20, 2019 Women’s empowerment is usually equated with paid work outside the home. That’s a mistake. Assuming that women who choose to stay home and nurture their young children are powerless or unenlightened is not only insulting but dangerous. A woman’s value isn’t only a matter of how much she can earn, and women’s...

By: Eliana Dockterman – time.com – September 25, 2019 A child opens a box. He starts jumping and screaming with joy—not an unusual sound in the halls of Mattel’s headquarters where researchers test new toys. But this particular toy is a doll, and it’s rare for parents to bring boys into these research groups to play with dolls. It’s rarer...

By: Chad Day – wsj.com – August 25, 2019 The values that Americans say define the national character are changing, as younger generations rate patriotism, religion and having children as less important to them than did young people two decades ago, a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News survey finds. The poll is the latest sign of difficulties the 2020 presidential candidates will...

By: Kaylee Greenlee – dailysignal.com – June 27, 2019 A group of concerned parents held a press conference just ahead of a scheduled Arlington County School Board meeting Tuesday evening about the adoption of a policy concerning transgender student protections in the school district. “[Arlington Public Schools] has far overreached its authority in this matter, and needs to be reminded by concerned...

By: Maria Keffler – washingtonpost.com – April 5, 2019 On Feb. 25, a friend and Arlington Public Schools parent inadvertently discovered a meeting that evening of a working group charged with developing procedures to implement the district’s transgender/gender-nonconforming students policy. We attended as nonparticipating observers and were stunned. At that meeting, an Arlington Gender Identity Allies advocate lamented that a planned reading of...

By: Congressional Newsroom – vantaylor.house.gov – June 13, 2019 After hearing from constituents at his Coffee with your Congressman Event, U.S. Congressman Van Taylor (TX-03) introduced legislation to provide more certainty and protections to parents traveling with baby supplies such as breast milk and formula. H.R. 3246, the Traveling Parents Screening Consistency Act aims to ensure the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) consistently...

By: Erica Komisar – wsj.com – July 11, 2018 American liberals sometimes hold up Sweden as a model of social order, equality of the sexes, and respect for parental responsibilities. Its welfare state offers excellent free or subsidized prenatal care, 480 days of paid leave for both natural and adoptive parents, and additional leave for moms who work in physically strenuous...