"We tried the zero screens experiment like everybody else. It lasted eleven days. It did not fail because my kids wore me down... It failed because I was not actually offering them anything." A father on what he learned when the rule ran out and the wanting didn't.
Foster parents know from day one that their children may not stay. But what if biological parents are living under the same illusion of permanence — they've just never had it tested?
It started with a classroom assignment asking her 11-year-old to identify his gender. It ended with police at her door and a ban from his school. This is her account.
"As a little girl, all I wanted was to live with my parents." Raised by her grandparents while her mom and dad cycled in and out of prison, she never expected her story to end with all three generations under one roof.
The real problem isn’t the screens. The trouble is, we treat our children like interruptions rather than assignments; we’re exhausted and overworked; and we underestimate the spiritual battle taking place in our homes.
Despite a decline in support for using spanking as a punishment in Canada, around 20% of millennial and Gen Z parents report that they spank their children, according to a study that explored beliefs about whether spanking a child is ever necessary.