Protecting Kids From Explicit Material Shouldn’t Be Controversial
However popular it’s become to portray parents concerned about sexualized scenes in books as somehow secretly motivated by bigotry and racism, it’s simply not true.
Tag: Children
Mandatory Reporting Isn’t the Solution
It’s increasingly common to hear people point towards laws compelling reporting as the answer to our child abuse crisis. Yet the research doesn’t back this up – highlighting a number of complications that need more attention.
One Overlooked Reason Sexual Abuse Continues
Sexual abuse kept happening to me because it’s incredibly hard to notice the signs.
Some Thoughts on Helping Vulnerable Children
We need to carefully weigh the complex factors that put children at risk of abuse against satisfying narratives of institutional treachery.
Abuse is Something We Should Be Able to Fight Together
Few issues hold as much universal importance as child abuse. What does it mean when we’re not only unable to come together to confront this, but also seem increasingly eager to insist that others care less about fighting this than we do?
Yearning for Greater Fulfillment? Relish Your Most Precious Promises
Here’s why the choice to stay in a marriage—rather than chase off after something else— might be so much more fulfilling.
Don’t Call it Abortion
Especially when reality is deeply uncomfortable, a word like this has a way of sanitizing and obscuring the full and brutal picture of what’s actually taking place.
When Motherhood Devours
Our approach to motherhood may be devouring our joy along with our children’s potential. The tragedy is that so many women don’t realize there is another way.
Baby Formula Shortage
As Latter-day Saints, we often see the political news of the day through the lens of how it will affect families and children. One massive story that has somehow gone without major national notice is a troubling shortage of baby...
Scottish Papers Fixate on Religion in Abuse Case
A small note today. Both The Courier and The Times in Scotland have run headlines largely advertising the faith of a couple cleared of abuse charges. Mormon bishop and midwife from Dundee cleared of abuse charges after five-day...
A Thought of Hope for the New Year
Why is the trust declining in today’s society and how does forgiveness factor into the solution? In this quick episode, Ben shares his thoughts and insights into these two important questions.
Living a New Faith in a New Land
Asian-American Christians often rely on the Bible carefully and deeply to influence many elements of family life, especially parenting.
