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Churches need to invest in discipleship-oriented children's ministries, or else they could be "standing on a burning platform," said Matt Markins, head of the child discipleship organization Awana.

Grocery store remarks can reveal a lot about a culture. Just ask any mother or father of more than 1.7 children about the comments that strangers somehow feel free to make about their unfashionably large broods. These comments reveal what more and more data is also showing. A lower percentage of Westerners, including Americans, are embarking on parenthood than ever before. However, these comments also betray how we think about children: as burdens, impositions on freedom, or so very, very expensive that only the wealthy can afford them.

Peppa Pig is the newest children's show to introduce LGBT messaging into its programming. In a groundbreaking episode that aired last week, the show introduced a lesbian couple into the plot when a main character's friend showed the audience a picture of her two moms.

A Pennsylvania mother and wife recently diagnosed with stage IV cancer is asking for prayers for her 4-year-old son, who was also recently diagnosed with cancer.

A North Carolina private Christian school issued an apology this week after baptizing more than 100 children without notifying their parents.

Tori Hope Petersen, a former foster child who was crowned Mrs. Universe 2022, is encouraging others to provide a loving home to children who grew up without a biological family.

The family of a Little League baseball player whose story of blindness has captured national headlines says faith and a positive attitude helped their son overcome adversity to become a sports standout.

A school district in Missouri has reinstated corporal punishment as an appropriate form of discipline for students.

This week the president of the American Academy of Pediatrics – an organization that has supported medical treatment for trans-identifying minors – said that in most cases, children should not be given hormone therapy or the option of surgery.

Earlier this summer, the U.S. Department of Education announced new regulations regarding Title IX, which is designed to ensure and protect access for women and girls in education. These new rules are 700 pages long and are being trumpeted by organizations such as the National Education Association as a victory for victims of sexual harassment and clarification of discrimination based on sex. However, what is meant by “sex” will be a disaster for women.