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.
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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.
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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.
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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.