What every boy is asking
By Mark Hancock for REALCLEARRELIGION Last summer, in the wild plains of Montana — far from screens, suburbs and cell service. A group of Trail Life USA Trailmen (as we call the boys in the program) had come to retrace the route of Lewis and Clark, but this wasn’t a museum tour. This was a full-on Corps […]
Labor Day is a perfect time to teach children the biblical value of work
By Fred Pry for CHRISTIAN DAILY INTERNATIONAL In 1894, the United States adopted the first Monday in September as the legal holiday known as Labor Day (while some other countries celebrate Labor Day, it may fall on a different day). For children in the United States, Labor Day is often known as the last day […]
The AI Threat To Critical Thinking In Our Classrooms
By Sheri Few for DAILY CALLER Technology has no place in kindergarten through eighth grade (K-8). Evidence abounds that learning through books, pencil and paper, and dialogue with real people builds the strongest foundation for learning and provides cognitive, emotional and practical benefits. The expensive private Waldorf School of the Peninsula in the Silicon Valley, where technology executives send their kids, has ZERO […]
Preparing our children for their own Independence Day
By Fred Pry for REAL CLEAR RELIGION When we think about July 4th, we get excited about picnics and fireworks. They’re part of many family traditions and add to the joy of celebration. And to think, we’re honoring something that happened nearly 250 years ago! The Fourth of July commemorates the United States’ declaration of […]
Hostility to prayer and religion is bad for schools and kids
By Trey Dellinger for AMERICAN THINKER In the 1960s, the U.S. Supreme Court, for the first time, held in two cases that certain public-school prayer and Bible reading programs violated the Constitution’s Establishment Clause. The Court failed to count the cost. Religious faith provides meaning, solace, and a sense of responsibility. When religion goes out […]
It’s time to make our children healthy again, starting with ADHD reform
By Sheri Few for DAILY CALLER When combined, a subjective list of common childhood behaviors (fidgeting, losing things, distractibility, not following instructions) is commonly diagnosed in the medical community as Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder or ADHD. The drugs prescribed to treat ADHD have addiction potential, and a recent study published in The American Journal of Psychiatry found that […]
Boys naturally move more – it’s not a problem to solve
By Mark Hancock for THE CHRISTIAN POST What if the thing that drives you crazy about your son is actually one of his greatest God-given strengths? You know the moment. You’re at the dinner table, and everything’s peaceful — until the silverware starts rattling. One boy’s knee is bouncing. Another is spinning his fork. He’s […]
Child transitioning is not progress. It’s a tragedy.
By Sheri Few for TOWNHALL A recent survey found “the vast majority of Americans, including a majority of Democrats,” don’t think males should be allowed to compete in female sports. But, just last week, a 16-year-old California boy took championship medals in a girls’ competition. President Trump’s declaration of June as Title IX month demonstrates strong leadership against […]
Raising sons who won’t be swept away: forming character in a changing world
By Mark Hancock for TOWNHALL On April 29, Meta launched a suite of AI tools designed to seamlessly blend into daily life. Ask a question in WhatsApp — Meta AI answers. Search on Instagram — it suggests. Use your Ray-Ban smart glasses — they see and respond, describing the world in real time. Impressive? Absolutely. Concerning? Definitely. […]
Girls don’t belong in the Boy Scouts
By Mark Hancock for DAILY CALLER “Silence in the face of evil is itself evil: God will not hold us guiltless. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act.”— Dietrich Bonhoeffer For more than a century, the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) stood as a pillar of moral clarity, leadership, and […]
