Children’s Sports Games get too Competitive

Sports games across the world come with the spirit of competition; everyone wants to see their team win, and there’s a sense of pride behind it. Professional sports have massive stadium-wide crowds cheering for teams; college sports have entire campuses cheering for their teams. It only makes sense that parents who are passionate about sports […]

Should Parents be Allowed to Refuse Vaccines for Their Children?

You are sitting in the waiting room at the doctor’s office when you hear a mother yelling at the doctor that she’s not allowing her 8 month old to have a flu vaccine. The doctor clearly looks distressed, and you think to yourself, “How can a mother refuse a vaccine that could prevent her child […]

Should Parents be Legally Responsible When Their Child Commits a Serious Crime?

If a child is under 18 and they commit a serious crime, I think that the parent is obligated to get into trouble, maybe not jail time, just maybe something like parenting classes, because if that child is getting into trouble and the parent doesn’t realize it, that is usually due to bad parenting.  I’ve […]

Should Parents Have More Say Over School Curriculum?

When I was in high school there we subjects that I had to take in order to graduate that just didn’t make sense to me. For example, I think that some subjects should of been electives, such as P.E, art class and music class. Who wants to take art when they either have no interest […]

Should Parents Let Kids Quit Sports?

Sometimes, when it comes to sports, parents force their kids to play. Sometimes the kids beg their parents to let them play, only to realize later it was a big mistake. So is it okay for parents to let their kids quit sports, whether they chose to play or not? In my opinion, if the […]

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