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Consumerism:

A Better Mousetrap?
Today's supermarket aisles are full of innovative new products like green ketchup and purple french fries. What are these people thinking??
By Linda Sharp
It has long been said that if you "Build a better mousetrap, the world will beat a path to your... read more

More Consumerism


Social Issues:

Parenting Outside the Razor Wire
What happens when parents are separated by a prison sentence?
By Sandra Ray
Single parents can face some difficult parenting decisions in part because they do not have someone... read more

Remember the Fallen
Take a moment to reflect today on the men and women who have died to keep you and your children safe.

Memorial Day is, of course, a day that pays tribute to those men and... read more

Steal This Child
Is the news media exploiting parents’ fear of child abduction?
By Prescott Carlson
You’ve heard the names. Samantha Runnion. Elizabeth Smart. Baby Jessica. Erica Pratt. Tamara Brooks.... read more

More Social Issues


Activism:

A Call to Arms and Breasts
Are you a Lactivist?
By Stacey Greenberg
When I was in high school, I knew people who stood on the corner across from the mall holding signs that... read more

Earth to Mommy
The fall from green grace isn't that far down.
By Suzanne Lafetra
There is practically nothing as hard as caring for a newborn baby, and to have to do it when you are... read more

More Activism


Abortion:

Shades of Gray
It's not always black and white.
By Misty Nuckolls
I've avoided writing this for a long time now. Over eighteen months, if the truth be told. But tonight,... read more

More Abortion


Politics:

Red Fish, Blue Fish
A view of Conservative vs. Liberal values in America's classrooms.
By Alan Thomas
Clearly, liberal values nurture children to the pinnacle of their potential, while the effects of... read more

Dancing Between the Party Lines
Parenting makes it not so black and white.
By Jennifer Cummins
When it comes to politics, it seems that I have to watch where I step when it comes to forming a concrete... read more

More Politics


Circumcision:

Cutting Away the Truth
A view on one of the very first parenting decisions -- circumcision.
By Peter Mackey
"Circumcision" is a frightening... read more

More Circumcision


Religion:

Religious Intolerance
Just get over it.
By Shannon Kietzman
Religion, on a whole, is quite a sore subject for me. You see, my husband and I are atheists. But,... read more

More Religion


Stay At Home/Working Mothers:

An Open Letter to Linda Hirshman
Is there a political agenda behind "Get to Work: A Manifesto for Women of the World"?
By Alan Thomas
Foreword from Jessica Carlson, Contributing Editor, The Imperfect Parent: ... read more

My Many Hats
The life of a stay at home working mom.
By Christina Barber
A friend once asked, "How can you do that? How can you be a stay at home mom, get all of that... read more

More Stay At Home/Working Mothers


Education:

Special Needs of the Gifted Child
Exceptional minds have requirements, too.
By Kristina Ashlock
When we think of a child with special needs, we tend to think of a child who is autistic, has ADHD... read more

More Education


All of the Politics/Social Issues archive:

Consumerism:

A Better Mousetrap?
Today's supermarket aisles are full of innovative new products like green ketchup and purple french fries. What are these people thinking??
By Linda Sharp

Social Issues:

A Socially Irresponsible Stroll Through My Neighborhood
Sometimes convenience trumps political correctness.
By Robin Dutton-Cookston

Parenting Outside the Razor Wire
What happens when parents are separated by a prison sentence?
By Sandra Ray

Remember the Fallen
Take a moment to reflect today on the men and women who have died to keep you and your children safe.

September 11, 2006
Five years later.
By Jessica Carlson

Steal This Child
Is the news media exploiting parents’ fear of child abduction?
By Prescott Carlson

Activism:

A Call to Arms and Breasts
Are you a Lactivist?
By Stacey Greenberg

Earth to Mommy
The fall from green grace isn't that far down.
By Suzanne Lafetra

Abortion:

Shades of Gray
It's not always black and white.
By Misty Nuckolls

Politics:

Dancing Between the Party Lines
Parenting makes it not so black and white.
By Jennifer Cummins

Red Fish, Blue Fish
A view of Conservative vs. Liberal values in America's classrooms.
By Alan Thomas

Circumcision:

Cutting Away the Truth
A view on one of the very first parenting decisions -- circumcision.
By Peter Mackey

Religion:

Religious Intolerance
Just get over it.
By Shannon Kietzman

Stay At Home/Working Mothers:

An Open Letter to Linda Hirshman
Is there a political agenda behind "Get to Work: A Manifesto for Women of the World"?
By Alan Thomas

My Many Hats
The life of a stay at home working mom.
By Christina Barber

Education:

Special Needs of the Gifted Child
Exceptional minds have requirements, too.
By Kristina Ashlock

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