Just because our tweens and teens have raging hormones does not mean they are not capable of controlling themselves.  We are not animals.  “We are spiritual beings having a human experience.”  We all have a higher nature.  As parents, we can help our children understand their bodies, their impulses, their attraction to others, all within a context.
Are we helping our children when we encourage them at 3, 4, and 5 to have a “girlfriend” or “boyfriend”? Does it make sense to let your tween or teen spend extended time …

We all have to pick our issues as parents. We are bombarded by the media and the next big fad on the market that will make Disney or Mattel billions of dollars. I know it will be a challenge for me, especially now that my firstborn is going off to the big world of kindergarten, but I’m sticking to my convictions of no bikinis, no boyfriends, no Bratz dolls. So far, none of this has been an issue.
I. is surprisingly compliant when it comes to wearing …