As the buzz of summer winds down, back-to-school season offers families a fresh start. Kids return to routines and extracurriculars. Moms like me return to schedules, snacks, playdates, forms, and the peculiar relief of getting everyone back on a calendar.
Before we get buried in backpacks and lunch boxes, though, parents need to brace for something harder: our children’s mental health.
Our children need adults willing to talk with them, challenge them when necessary, and remain present when the conversation gets uncomfortable.
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A recent Wall Street Journal investigation described Oregon as an epicenter of pediatric gender medicine, with diagnoses of gender dysphoria and use of cross-sex hormones among minors rising sharply in recent years. Oregon has only about 1% of the nation’s teenagers, yet its clinics reportedly accounted
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