Month: June 2012

Recipes, Vacations, and Advice

Recipes, Vacations, and Advice

Stance is completely changing its style of publication (more about that to come). Because of our change, we are looking for submissions on recipe and vacation ideas, as well as parental advice. We would like the recipes to be ones that are important to your 

Happy Father’s Day!

Happy Father’s Day!

from Dustin Schwanger I would like to wish all fathers a happy Father’s Day, especially my own dad. He was my first role model, the one that I always wanted be like. Especially when I was a kid, I wanted to do what he did 

Same-Sex Parents: How Does It Affect Children?

Same-Sex Parents: How Does It Affect Children?

Many people would have us believe that children raised by same-sex couples receive the same developmental benefits as children raised in a traditional two-parent marriage. Even a brief from the American Psycological Association asserted this view. But, a recently published article by Loren Marks, PhD, in the journal Social Science Research convincingly challenges that assertion.

Click here to read his article and click here to view a summary and commentary of Marks’s and another scholar’s article that provides further evidence against the claim that children raised by same-sex couples develop the same as children raised in traditional two-parent marriages.

High School Condoms: Stepping Back for a Moment

High School Condoms: Stepping Back for a Moment

by Dustin Schwanger Contraception has, again, been a hot topic in the media over the past week, leading to a particularly feisty debate on Fox News. No, this isn’t over the Catholic Church’s suing the federal government over the contraception mandate (that has been conspicuously 

Dear Mr. President: A Response to Same-Sex Marriage

Dear Mr. President: A Response to Same-Sex Marriage

from AmberLee Hansen  Dear Mr. President, I am writing this letter in response to your announcement of late stating your stand in support of same-sex marriage. I appreciate your attempt to be inclusive of all people, to help all people feel accepted. The Declaration of 

Memorial Day

Memorial Day

We would like to thank all the service men and women and their families for the immense sacrifices they perform everyday to protect our nation.

Realizing Love’s Loss

Realizing Love’s Loss

by Laura Nava The cultural ideals set for love relationships between men and women appear beautiful and enticing. Thousands of books and movies portray the most exquisite romantic situations. Holidays such as Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, and the pinnacle of all romantic holidays—Valentine’s Day—suggest the 

Motherhood: The Greatest Work

Motherhood: The Greatest Work

by Christy Hinkson Christy is an author and a mother of ten. She recently released her new book Home Remedies for a Nation at Risk: What American Leaders could learn from American Families. Also, click here to view Christy’s blog Stand for the Truth. The 

He Is Risen!

He Is Risen!

“He is risen! He is risen! Tell it out with joyful voice. He has burst his three days’ prison; let the whole wide earth rejoice. Death is conquered; man is free. Christ has won the victory.” Christ has won the victory for us over death. He has also won the victory over sin, pain, and suffering. No matter the issues we face, personally or with our families, they can all be swallowed up in the love of Jesus. We discuss many of the issues facing families today and how we can overcome those issues; however, no matter how ready we are to face those challenges through secular means, Jesus is the only means by which our families can be truly united and at peace.

Have a happy Easter.

How to Get Your Kids to Listen without Reminding or Yelling

How to Get Your Kids to Listen without Reminding or Yelling

by Caitlin Schwanger I recently attended Amy McCready’s Positive Parenting Solutıons webinar “How to Get Your Kids to Listen without Reminding or Yelling.” During the meeting, McCready, parenting specialist and creator of Positive Parentıng Solutions, explained a few basic principles to guide parents in their