Kids’ stuff

June 23, 2008 3:19 PM PT

Juvenile obesity, teen mass-pregnancy pacts, natalism what does it all mean? Kay Hymowitz and Kerry Howley debate kid-centered politics.

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Opinion

Where are all the breeders?

Kerry Howley says low fertility rates may mean a whole lot of things or nothing at all. Kay Hymowitz warns that decreasing fertility has a real impact on society.
June 26, 2008
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Politics

Ma, ma, wheres my pa?

Kay Hymowitz and Kerry Howley both applaud Barack Obama for speaking out on absent fathers, but differ on what the solution is.
June 25, 2008
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Opinion

Fat kids, Time’s national shame

Kerry Howley says overweight children need help, not humiliation. Kay Hymowitz says parents must help children develop the bottle within.
June 24, 2008
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Opinion

What’s in the teen pregnancy pact’s fine print?

Kay Hymowitz says the Gloucester teen pregnancy story reveals a change in attitudes toward the family. Kerry Howley counters that we need to stop thinking a baby is the cure to an empty life.
June 23, 2008