Uwe and Hannelore Romeike may have been considered outside the norms of civil society in their native Germany, but not in Morristown, Tennessee, where they and their five children now live.  The Romeike’s were banned from homeschooling in Germany and moved to Tennessee where they were granted asylum by a federal judge in Memphis, Tennessee. …

What makes gifted children special and unique, setting them apart from their peers?  Jennifer Senior, writing for New York Magazine, has published a fascinating piece on the myth of gifted children.  She asks the question, can the entire future of a child be determined by an exam they take as an infant?  Her conclusions say…

What is that makes a boy become a man?  Is it the accoutrements he purchases or the people he associates with?  While some external factors make a difference in rearing a young man, boys don’t become men by dousing themselves with strong smelling deodorant.  The New York Times has recently published an article that explains…

Whatever happened to being seen but not heard? Diana West asks that question in a recent essay, noting that there has been a massive shift in Western culture away from adult authority and toward the “wise child.” All around us are signs that authority and wisdom are now to be recognized in the young, rather…

New research reveals that children are always digitally on.  The Kaiser Family Foundation has just released a new study on the online lives of children and teenagers, and the statistics are simply astounding. America’s children and teenagers are now spending an average of more than 7 1/2 hours a day involved in electronic media.  How…

Does age matter when dealing with moral accountability?  Governments are often faced with deciding how society should punish both the young and the old for wrongs they have committed.  The conversation becomes very difficult when dealing with the case of young children.  Should young delinquents be penalized in the same way adults are for the…

Clothing makes a statement, and if The New York Times is any indicator of where the culture is headed, clothing is speaking loudly.  According to a recent article by Jan Hoffman, high schools are forced to tackle gender issues of a new magnitude: boys choosing to dress as girls – because they want to.  This…

Hilary Stout of the New York Times has recently written a piece on parenting titled “For Some Parents, Shouting is the New Spanking.” Why has shouting at children become a common form of discipline for parents? When shouting becomes the norm, parents teach their children that frustration and anger is an appropriate response to disobedience….

Banned Books Week is this week in America, trying to draw attention to the dangers of limiting access to all types of information.  But are books really being banned in America?  Certainly not.  The American Library Association’s problem actually falls on parents who are concerned about what their children are reading.  On today’s program, Dr….

Good parenting involves genuinely loving your child.  But what happens when loving a little one turns into an obsession, putting the child first in every circumstance and neglecting necessary discipline?   Is it possible to love your child too much?  On today’s show, Dr. Mohler discusses trends in parenting with his guest, Po Bronson, author of…