“Children” Articles

Predator: Badlands is mythic and weirdly intimate: a cosmic family drama wearing the skin of a sci-fi monster movie.

Cuties is the product of perverse people who are perverse consumers who drive a capitalistic structure to give us what we want.

The issue of reopening schools has raised a question we’ve been putting off for far too long: what is the purpose of public education?

No matter the culture, parents will always be parents, and the fears that cling to us that we might be doing irreversible damage to our children—whom we love more than life itself—reflect back to us in the best stories about families with children.

Nicholas led his followers through the Alps, because when you’re leading a bunch of 12-year-olds, you obviously go full Hannibal.

Project Runway Junior demonstrates a sense of play and wonder.

T-ball, in many ways, is the portal into proverbial joy or into a life of overbearing demand.

Trusting children and young adults to be creative and thoughtful, and getting out of the way so they can actualize their visions, is a messy and uncomfortable process.

Drew and Tyler chat with D.L. Mayfield about the final Hunger Games film, Mocking Jay Part 2.

Don’t forget what ‘The Hunger Games’ is really about.

When my worth as a person is determined by whether or not my son is on a forward trajectory toward achievement, I strip my son of the right to fail and still be valuable.

How we talk to children matters.

“Galimberti’s photos are a helpful reminder that I need to be thoughtful about the toys and other possessions that I give my children because I want them to be thoughtful about their material goods.”

“But do children require such extreme measures in order to jazz their imaginations and inspire awe in their Creator?”

“If a kid is prone to delinquent behavior, is that a result of listening to goth or hip-hop, or is it caused by broader socio-economic issues?”

“So as I peruse Szwarc’s portraits, I wonder in whose image these dolls are made.”