Parents, educators and community leaders recently attended a Fairfax County School Board meeting in Virginia to ask questions about an <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/virginia-school-system-investigating-claims-staff-arranged-students-abortions-without-parental-consent">alleged coerced abortion case</a> involving two Hispanic minors at Centreville High School.
Centreville High School has a <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/virginia/districts/fairfax-county-public-schools/centreville-high-school-20462__;!!PxibshUo2Yr_Ta5B!z-3bjZRUUFzVpcjUUXeCnOmT5iO0fbyCiy8sK0gxSSxuJkQ3-e2SK8nKwzsT-qgLY1fjiIEr7WbqqhMTXRP5j4yv$">minority enrollment</a> of 69%, and 32% of its students are economically disadvantaged. For pregnancy matters, the school’s policy states that students are encouraged to discuss their concerns with their parents.
The whistleblower at the school, Zenaida Perez, is an English as a Second Language (ESL) Teacher and is originally from Cuba. She immigrated to the United States in 1990 and holds a master’s degree in ESL.
Perez claims that, beginning in 2022, she discovered a social worker was arranging and paying for minor girls to obtain abortions without parental knowledge or consent, which is required in the state of Virginia.
She reportedly brought her concerns to school administrators seven times. But instead of district officials addressing these allegations, Perez says she experienced bullying from administrators and attempts from the school to <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.fairfaxtimes.com/articles/governor-orders-criminal-probe-into-alleged-abortions-at-centreville-high-school/article_a1c3bc41-9b17-4ac1-8187-70eaa7de4ca3.html__;!!PxibshUo2Yr_Ta5B!z-3bjZRUUFzVpcjUUXeCnOmT5iO0fbyCiy8sK0gxSSxuJkQ3-e2SK8nKwzsT-qgLY1fjiIEr7WbqqhMTXUI6JXVn$">undermine her integrity</a> by falsely accusing her of handing out pregnancy tests to students.
The allegations are deeply troubling given both of the girls involved were underage. Perez says that one student, who was five months pregnant and wanting to keep her baby, said she felt like she “had no choice.” The other girl told Perez she was terrified because her legal guardians did not know about her abortion.
Worried parents in attendance at the school board meeting questioned whether these were isolated incidents or part of a broader pattern of overriding parental rights and disregarding state law.
Most Americans <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2023/05/16/democrats-gop-parental-notification-abortion-laws-00097245__;!!PxibshUo2Yr_Ta5B!z-3bjZRUUFzVpcjUUXeCnOmT5iO0fbyCiy8sK0gxSSxuJkQ3-e2SK8nKwzsT-qgLY1fjiIEr7WbqqhMTXYCxdjTu$">support</a> parental consent for abortion as they recognize that life-and-death decisions should not be made without parental guidance. In Troxel v. Granville, the United States Supreme Court affirmed the fundamental rights of “parents in the care, custody, and control of their children,” and 36 states require parental involvement in abortion-related decisions for minors.
Despite the guarantee of parental rights, Virginia is attempting to strip them from the abortion equation by passing <a href="https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HJ1">House Joint Resolution 1</a>, a constitutional amendment that enshrines intentionally broad &#8220;reproductive freedom&#8221; as a right in the state constitution.
The Centreville High School case also underscores over a half-century of abuse by so-called &#8220;reproductive health care&#8221; advocates targeting minority communities for abortion.
Sadly, abortion peddlers know impoverished minority girls are abortion-vulnerable due to the broader inequalities they face, like racial prejudice, economic disparities, and access to authentic health care. They are also unlikely to resist coercion, especially when it comes from authority figures like school officials.
Their struggles are not just statistics to me, because I lived them. I grew up in the middle of the same kind of hardship after my mother’s <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://aul.org/author/sarah-zagorskiaul-org/__;!!PxibshUo2Yr_Ta5B!z-3bjZRUUFzVpcjUUXeCnOmT5iO0fbyCiy8sK0gxSSxuJkQ3-e2SK8nKwzsT-qgLY1fjiIEr7WbqqhMTXYscX0kk$">attempted abortion</a> with me. She had come to the U.S. from Honduras, already struggling to raise seven children she couldn’t provide for, trapped in an abusive home. She too believed she had no other choice.
She did defy coercion from her abortion physician in the end, but this kind of resistance is rare. Victims are often threatened, manipulated, and face real barriers like lack of money, absence of support, or fear for their safety.
I am thankful that the Governor Glenn Youngkin has directed the state police to open a criminal investigation into the case. Parental rights should not be usurped, and school employees have no right to hide secret abortions from parents.
Children need protection and parental guidance, especially when faced with an unplanned pregnancy, not forced secrecy by adults attempting to usurp fundamental rights of parents to make decisions regarding the wellbeing of their children.
Girls from marginalized communities, including Hispanic girls from Centreville High School, deserve better than betrayal from people they should trust and cover-ups by school bureaucrats.
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<a href="https://aul.org/author/sarah-zagorskiaul-org/">Sarah Zagorski</a> is the Senior Director of Public Relations and Communication at Americans United for Life.
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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Arkansas Republican Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders is rolling out workplace reforms for state employees, including implementing a new Infant at Work policy and ceasing future remote work, The Daily Wire has exclusively learned.
The new policy for parents of newborn babies is part of her Arkansas Forward initiative and will allow parents to bring their infants, from four weeks to six months old, into the workplace with supervisor approval. The program was initially piloted in the Governor’s Office and the Department of Human Services, but will now be expanded statewide. Sanders says it gives working families greater flexibility during a child’s earliest months of life.
“As a working mom, I know how important a child’s earliest months are for bonding and education,” Sanders said in a letter that was sent to state employees. “Working moms and dads are a critical component of our workforce, and I want to make sure we provide additional options for families to have flexibility and not have to choose between staying home with their infant or returning to work.”
In addition to the expanded Infant at Work program, Sanders announced another policy change. Starting October 1, Arkansas will end the regular use of remote work in state agencies plus will extend office hours to 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., encourage in-person meetings over virtual ones, and implement standardized flexible and alternative schedules.
“State employees serve our citizens best when they collaborate in person,” the governor wrote in the letter.
Sanders described these changes as part of a broader effort to leave behind “inefficient policies” that had become standard during the pandemic. 
“Five years ago, COVID-19 changed workplaces in Arkansas and around the world. But the pandemic is in the rearview mirror,” she wrote in the letter. “It’s time to leave the inefficient policies implemented five years ago in the past, too.”
The Arkansas Forward program has identified at least $300 million in cost savings while raising salaries for two-thirds of state employees to bring them closer in line with the private sector, Sanders shared. With these new reforms, the governor wrote, the state is attempting to create a more efficient government that doesn’t force families to choose between work and parenthood.
“We all entered public service because we care about the people of this state. I know all of you work hard to deliver for our citizens – but that doesn’t mean we can’t look for ways to improve our best practices. With these new policies, we’ll be able to build the responsive, efficient government our people want and deserve,” the letter from Sanders concluded.

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“Stranger Things” actress Millie Bobby Brown just announced that she and her husband, Jon Bon Jovi’s son Jake Bongiovi, have welcomed a baby daughter via adoption.
The 21-year-old celebrity shared the news via Instagram. &#8220;This summer we welcomed our sweet baby girl through adoption. We are beyond excited to embark on this beautiful next chapter of parenthood in both peace and privacy,&#8221; Brown wrote in the text-based post. &#8220;And then there were 3.&#8221;
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The couple has been criticized for getting married young. Brown and Bongiovi were dating for two years when he proposed in April 2023 when they were 19 and 20, respectively. They wed in a private ceremony in May 2024.
Bon Jovi said he didn’t think their ages were a big deal.
“I don’t know if age matters,” Bon Jovi said at the time, as The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jon-bon-jovi-approves-of-20-year-old-sons-engagement-to-millie-bobby-brown-19-i-dont-know-if-age-matters?author=Amanda+Harding&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Jon+Bon+Jovi+Approves+Of+20-Year+Old+Son%E2%80%99s+Engagement+To+Millie+Bobby+Brown%2C+19%3A+%E2%80%98I+Don%E2%80%99t+Know+If+Age+Matters%E2%80%99">reported</a>. “If you find the right partner and you grow together … All of my kids have found the people that they think they can grow together with and we like ‘em all.”
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“Millie is wonderful,” he added. “Her whole family are great. Jake is very, very happy.”
Brown <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/stranger-things-star-makes-very-surprising-pro-family-comment?author=Katie+Jerkovich&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=%E2%80%98Stranger+Things%E2%80%99+Star+Makes+Very+Surprising+Pro-Family+Comment">discussed</a> her thoughts on motherhood during a March episode of the “Smartless” podcast.
&#8220;My mom actually had her first child at 21, and my dad was 19. And you know, it&#8217;s been my thing since before I met Jake,&#8221; the actress said. &#8220;Since I was a baby, I told my mom, like, baby dolls. I wanted to be a mom just like the way my mom was to me.&#8221;
&#8220;And my nan, my grandmother is, she was a huge part of my life. And so, yeah, I mean, Jake knows how important it is to me and, of course, I want to focus on really establishing myself as an actor and as a producer, but I also find it&#8217;s so important to start a family for me personally,&#8221; she continued. &#8220;It&#8217;s a huge thing. Jake was like, we cannot do that until we get married. So that was his thing.&#8221;
Brown said she and her husband both came from big families and wanted the same for themselves.
&#8220;And my thing was, I really want a family. I really want a big family,&#8221; she said at the time. &#8220;I&#8217;m one of four. He&#8217;s one of four. So, it is definitely in our future, but, for me, I don&#8217;t see having your own child, you know, as really any different as in adopting.&#8221;

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It’s that time of year again – parents are making their annual trip to Staples to fulfill comically-specific school supply lists while kids devour ice pops and plead for just one more week of late bedtimes.
But while back-to-school season is mostly advertised as a chance to go shopping, it can also be an opportunity to set your kids up for something that lasts longer than a Jansport backpack. For parents seeking deeper connections this season, Dr. Jordan B. Peterson has some advice.
The renowned clinical psychologist’s DailyWire+ series “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/show/parenting" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Parenting</a>” has advice for parents and children of all ages. In a world where kids are more likely to hear about gender identity than personal responsibility in the classroom, Peterson’s advice is needed now more than ever.
So, if you’re looking to do more this fall than search TikTok for artful Bento boxes, here are five pieces of back-to-school wisdom from Dr. Peterson.
<h3>Teach kids real self-worth, not fake self-esteem.</h3>
In today’s classroom, your child is more likely to be told they’re perfect “just the way they are” than encouraged to act in ways that merit the description. Peterson cuts straight through that lie in “Parenting.”
“The school system does a lot of false self-esteem training. ‘You should feel good about yourself, no matter who you are.’ First of all, that’s rubbish,” He states. Peterson reminds parents that yes, every child has intrinsic worth, but cautions that they need to learn that self-respect comes from responsibility.
“A lot of how you should feel about yourself is conditional, like are you a useless scoundrel causing trouble for everyone? Or are you pulling your weight? And if you’re pulling your weight and doing what you should, then you should have some reasonable regard for yourself. And that’s a way more stable basis for self-esteem,” he advises.
<h3>Stop doing everything for your kids.</h3>
Packing their backpacks, double-checking their homework folders, and solving every argument: these are all things parents do with good intentions. But, according to Peterson, that “help” might be doing more harm than good.
“Don’t do anything for anyone that they can do themselves,” he says.
“When you spoil a child, so to speak, what you do is you take away from them the opportunity to develop their own competence by doing too many things for them,” Peterson explains. “And what that means is that they stay overgrown children. And you might say, ‘Well, what’s wrong with that? Doesn’t it mean that I love them?’ It doesn’t mean that at all. It means that you are so conflict-averse or so afraid of losing them because they become independent and go away that you were interfering with their development.”
<h3>Nurture their passions</h3>
With busy schedules and endless distractions, it’s easy to miss subtle clues about what holds your child’s interest. But Peterson urges parents to notice the things that light them up.
“Many of the people that I’ve spoken to who’ve been extremely successful in later life found something they were interested in early and had parents who noticed their interest and fed it,” he says.
Whether it’s music, math, or making elaborate forts out of cardboard, your child’s interests are the seeds that can sprout into a purposeful life. Back-to-school time can be the perfect season to ignite that passion.
<h3>Don’t be afraid to have hard conversations.</h3>
Most parents sense when something’s off, but fear keeps them from digging deeper. Peterson challenges that instinct and insists that bringing up tough topics early makes them easier to handle in the long run.
“You can tell your kid, ‘Look, it might be an unpleasant conversation that we have to have, but I’m on your side and would like to get to the bottom of this,’” he says.
Back-to-school time can surface stress, fear, or even bigger issues. He tells parents not to choose silence, but instead to listen, love, and lead children on the right path.
And in the end, you’re teaching kids the vital life skill of resilience. “Tragedy comes to everyone,” Peterson says. “It’s necessary, and possible, to help your children and yourself optimize yours and their resilience in the face of life’s difficulties.
<h3>Give kids structure and rules, no matter what.</h3>
Want your child to feel safe? Endless choices aren’t the answer. Ultimately, boundaries are better.
“One of the ways you make your kids secure is by having a set of rules that don’t change no matter what,” Peterson says.
This structure, paired with predictable routines, creates what Peterson calls “islands of stability,” which are essential in times of change. “By putting down the rules and enforcing them carefully and thoroughly, you make your kids way more secure,” he says.

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As a mother, advocate, and candidate for the Alabama State School Board, I’ve seen firsthand how the quiet march of artificial intelligence (AI) into our public school classrooms is happening with little public awareness and even less parental consent. While the tech industry touts AI as the future of education, the reality is far more complicated — and in many ways, far more dangerous.
This is not a debate about whether technology belongs in schools. It’s a call to pause, evaluate, and protect children before we hand over their data, emotions, and daily experiences to unregulated machines.
Across the country, AI tools are already embedded in software used in classrooms — often installed by default on school-issued devices without informing parents. These tools don’t just support learning; they track facial expressions, predict emotional states, and collect vast amounts of personal information. When I raised concerns in my local district, even administrators admitted they didn’t know the apps even existed on the machines.
It gets worse. Some AI systems store data on third-party servers, outside the reach of school district oversight. Parents rarely have access to this data, don’t know who can see it, and can’t opt out. In many cases, children are being profiled and emotionally analyzed without ever giving meaningful consent.
And this is happening to minors. Children who legally cannot open a bank account or create a social media profile without parental consent are being subjected to predictive algorithms inside the classroom.
Advocates of classroom AI say it improves safety by detecting potential threats. In tech-heavy communities like Huntsville, Alabama, some districts have adopted facial recognition and behavioral analytics to monitor students. But these programs raise urgent questions: What happens when a system flags a student incorrectly? What emotional harm comes from constant surveillance? And what precedent does this set for future generations?
We are raising children in what author Jonathan Haidt calls The Anxious Generation — a generation already plagued by rising anxiety, isolation, and digital dependence. Normalizing AI surveillance in their learning environments only exacerbates these problems. It teaches kids to perform for machines rather than relate to people. It chips away at trust between students and teachers, families and schools.
The good news? People are starting to take action.
First Lady Melania Trump has championed child protections in the digital age. She recently celebrated the signing of the Take It Down Act, legislation backed by the Trump administration to remove explicit AI-generated content involving minors from the internet. This is a critical step in the right direction.
But classroom AI poses a broader risk. We need transparency, oversight, and parental rights built into the law. I’m advocating for a model policy that any state can adopt:
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<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">A ban on emotion-detecting and behavior-predicting AI systems in schools</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Mandatory parental opt-in before AI tools can be used on students</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Transparency requirements for all EdTech vendors</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Annual AI ethics and data privacy training for school staff</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">A statewide or state-level task force to assess AI impact, report findings, and recommend guardrails</li>
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Local school boards don’t need to wait for Washington or their state capitol. They can start now:
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<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Audit every digital tool currently in use</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Inform parents</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Pause new AI adoption until clear guardrails are in place</li>
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We must ask ourselves: Are we solving real problems with AI in classrooms, or creating new ones we don’t yet understand?
This isn’t anti-technology. It’s pro-accountability. Pro-parent. Pro-child.
Whether you live in Alabama, California, or anywhere in between, your school district likely has AI embedded in ways you never imagined. It’s time to demand transparency, ask hard questions, and ensure that no child becomes a test subject for Big Tech.
Let’s make this a national conversation. Let’s protect the classroom.
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Emily Jones, a North Alabama native and founder of the state’s first Moms for Liberty chapter, is running for the Alabama State School Board to restore excellence to a system in decline. Like many parents, COVID-era schooling opened her eyes to just how far our public education system has fallen—from slipping academic standards to a breakdown in trust between families and schools. With Alabama ranking 45th in the nation, we must ask: what are we doing to stop the slide? Emily is committed to rebuilding the vital partnership between parents and teachers and restoring classrooms as places where educators are empowered to teach and students are expected to thrive. It’s time to raise the bar for Alabama’s children.
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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We all inherit a legacy from the men who came before us. Some of that legacy is good — sacrifice, protection, provision. Some of it is painful — absence, misunderstanding, or failure. As sons, it’s easy to focus on what our fathers didn’t give us. But if we stay there, we risk carrying that pain into the next generation. There’s a better option than blame or bitterness: forgiveness. We must let go of old wounds and decide what kind of fathers — and men — we want to become. Generational growth starts with generational grace.
It is easy to look back and critique what we think our father should have done differently without considering how he was raised, the relational dynamics between his parents, and the communication, leadership, or relationship skills he did or didn’t develop.
My dad and I struggled to connect on a deeper level for most of my life, but we found common ground in motorcycles. That became our language — our way of understanding each other when words fell short. Just before he passed, we told each other, “I love you.” And I believe with all my heart that if he had known how to do better by me, he would have — because he loved me.
Yet, like many men, he wrestled with the memory of the 35-year-old version of himself — the man he wished he had been. But there’s no victory in battling a version of ourselves that no longer exists. Forgiving others is hard; forgiving ourselves is often harder. That’s where grace steps in.
I know men who are currently battling their 35-year-old fathers. The problem is, their father is now in his 70s. Our fathers have had to grapple with their inadequacies and failures, just as we have had to find our path to overcome the effects of those shortcomings. But we must go further and forgive our fathers for the unintentional missteps in raising us.
Raising and providing for my own family has helped me see my father in a different light. As kids, we don’t realize what it takes to raise children or appreciate the degree of sacrifice it requires.
During a conversation with men in my small group, one of the guys said, “Being married is hard. Raising kids is hard.” There was a pause, and I asked, “Would you want it to be easy?” Every man said no, because there is no value without effort. There’s no value in easy. We put in the work because our families are worth it. That means accepting our shortcomings and learning from them.
As a 35-year-old father, I made mistakes. Looking back now, I see that those mistakes were the fuel that helped me grow. I didn’t like the man I saw in the mirror, so I decided that he had to change.
Your life is being recorded. Whether we recognize it or not, we are teaching our boys what it means to be good sons, brothers, husbands and fathers with every word we speak and action we do or don’t take. They internalize how a marriage should function, how a man should talk and act. They are learning how to take care of others and what a God-centered family looks like. They are inclined to mimic us, and one day, they’ll play that footage back.
Realizing this is humbling and compels this exhortation to forgive our fathers. We can’t let the mistakes they made rob us from enjoying what they did correctly. That’s a lesson I hope my son has learned.
I’ve chosen not to judge my father by the missteps of his younger self. When he died, he wasn’t 35 — he was in his sixties, and by then, he was a good man. A man who had grown, who had tried, and who had loved the best way he knew how.
Carrying around unforgiveness is like me carrying around a hundred-pound backpack. I can’t play with my kids or show up for my family in the ways they need me when I’m lugging around the baggage of my past. They would be getting less the father they deserve and a more restricted, and exhausted shell of myself. To be all that I was created by God to be and to live with intention and purpose in the design of fatherhood, I must shed the unnecessary weight of unforgiveness.
Forgiveness doesn’t come naturally. It requires grace — a strength beyond ourselves. It calls us to let go of past pain and offenses, not once, but daily. It&#8217;s a continual act of surrender that frees us to move forward.
You are not the 35-year-old version of your father. You’re a new man — shaped by his story, refined by grace and guided by a higher calling. Forgive your father. Honor his journey, but don’t repeat his missteps. It’s time to lead with faith, wisdom, and redemption.
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This article is adapted from “<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Return-Man-Americas-Only-Original/dp/B0DPBWLQJB">The Return of Man: America’s Only Hope is in our Original Hope</a>.”
Jimmy Graham, CEO of <a href="https://ableshepherd.com/">Able Shepherd</a>, is a veteran Navy SEAL and former CIA Global Response Staff Protective Officer with over two decades of experience in high-risk environments worldwide. He is author of “<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Return-Man-Americas-Only-Original/dp/B0DPBWLQJB">The Return of Man</a>.”
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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Forgiving Our Dads Is Part Of Fathering The Future

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Traversing the tragic road of chronic illness is never an easy feat, especially when the victim is your child. However, nothing is more important than teaching a kid to resiliently aim upwards when life throws a curveball. 
But how do parents encourage their child when certain activities are not an option due to health issues? In the final episode of “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/show/parenting">Parenting</a>,” Dr. Jordan B. Peterson sits down with parents Greer and Catherine to discuss their four-year-old’s chronic illness, as well as how to uplift him in creative activities. 
“Three weeks ago,” the father, Greer, said, “my wife and I learned that our four-year-old son was diagnosed with a rare neurological condition that is going to progress throughout his childhood and life to the point where he may lose the ability to use his feet, legs, hands, and arms.”
“We live on a cul-de-sac full of little boys,” the mother, Catherine, added. “He runs out and wants to play with them on the asphalt and, inevitably, he will bite the dust and faceplant on the asphalt. He wants to play with them and we want him to play with them.”
The parents went on to explain how their son is imaginative and creatively driven, as well as that he likes to play with older kids who will happily sit down and play games with him. 
Dr. Peterson informed the parents that their task is to help their son “find his way” in the non-physical activities he enjoys.
“You’ve already adapted to this,” Dr. Peterson said. “That’s worth knowing. The best predictor of future performance is past performance, and you already have a track record of that. You already know how to make the adaptations that are necessary for this particular child.” 
Watch “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/show/parenting">Resilience</a>” on DailyWire+ to find out how Dr. Peterson advises the parents to help their child adapt.

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Former collegiate swimmer Riley Gaines announced on Saturday that she and her husband Louis Barker were expecting their first child — a girl — due in September.
Gaines shared a photo of herself standing with Barker and one of her horses as she held up an ultrasound photo of the baby. &#8220;Surprise! Baby GIRL coming in September,&#8221; she posted, adding several baby-themed emojis. &#8220;God is so good all the time.&#8221;
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Surprise! Baby GIRL coming in September.🤰🏼🩷🍼👶🏼
God is so good all the time. <a href="https://t.co/sPHphLmF6M">pic.twitter.com/sPHphLmF6M</a>
— Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) <a href="https://twitter.com/Riley_Gaines_/status/1934100085312528754?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 15, 2025</a></blockquote>
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A fierce advocate for young girls and women — particularly in athletics — Gaines said she believed it was &#8220;providential&#8221; that she&#8217;d soon be bringing a young girl into the world.
&#8220;There&#8217;s something so special and providential about having a little girl,&#8221; Gaines said. &#8220;She&#8217;s everything I&#8217;ve been fighting for &amp; the little girl we&#8217;ve prayed over for years 🩷 praise God!&#8221;
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There&#8217;s something so special and providential about having a little girl.
She&#8217;s everything I&#8217;ve been fighting for &amp; the little girl we&#8217;ve prayed over for years 🩷 praise God! <a href="https://t.co/nU2Mcecwc0">https://t.co/nU2Mcecwc0</a>
— Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) <a href="https://twitter.com/Riley_Gaines_/status/1934105972601139699?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 15, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Gaines spoke about the pregnancy — and her daughter — during her appearance at the Young Women&#8217;s Leadership Summit as well.
&#8220;I feel this baby, this young girl kicking around in my stomach when I’m lying down to sleep at night. I see the baby’s tiny little hands, her tiny little feet on the ultrasound. I listen to her heartbeat ever since that first eight-week appointment,&#8221; she said. &#8220;And guess what? It&#8217;s just like yours and it&#8217;s just like mine.&#8221;
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.<a href="https://twitter.com/Riley_Gaines_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Riley_Gaines_</a> humanizes her unborn baby after announcing she’s pregnant
“I feel this baby, this young girl kicking around in my stomach when I’m lying down to sleep at night. I see the baby’s tiny little hands, her tiny little feet on the ultrasound. I listen to her heartbeat” <a href="https://t.co/uYU4BNXcju">pic.twitter.com/uYU4BNXcju</a>
— Anna Lulis (@annamlulis) <a href="https://twitter.com/annamlulis/status/1934008355686613267?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 14, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Making sure your teen feels open enough to communicate can be a daunting task for parents, but it’s of utmost importance in maintaining a healthy parent-teen relationship, especially in dealing with bullying and avoiding crowds of bad actors.
But how do parents accomplish this without falling into the vice of helicopter parenting? In the third full-length episode of “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/show/parenting">Parenting</a>,” Dr. Jordan Peterson sits down with parents Sean and Jennifer to discuss the importance of knowing when and when not to step into the social lives of their two teens. 
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“Our daughter, when she was in fifth grade, was bullied by an LGBTQ club and friends at her school that tried to pressure her to join,” the mother, Jennifer, said. “We started noticing a change in her, and she eventually came to tell us that these students were bullying her.”
“As this is happening, our son, who’s in seventh grade… you start to see him hanging around with the wrong friend group,” the father, Sean, added. “He was starting to withdraw from us as a family… [He] turned to substance abuse at that time.”’
The parents explained how their relationship with their children, especially their son, is not as strong as they desire it to be. Jennifer pointed out their son has expressed a desire for “freedom.”
Dr. Peterson encouraged the parents to reasonably communicate with their son and have him develop a vision for the freedom he wants.
“Freedom and anarchy aren’t the same thing,” he said. “Freedom to do anything? That just makes you anxious. You want ordered freedom.”
Watch “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/show/parenting">Bullying + Peer Pressure</a>” on DailyWire+ to find out how Dr. Peterson advises Sean and Jennifer to deal with their teens’ social issues.

How Communication Will Save Your Relationship With Your Teen

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The teenage years can present numerous challenges that parents must adapt to, and it’s vital for a child’s development that parents don’t give up on teaching them responsibility, even when they start talking back with an attitude. 
In the second full-length episode of “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/show/parenting">Parenting</a>,” Dr. Jordan Peterson sits down with parents Jamie and Casey to talk through ways they can foster responsibility with their 13-year-old son, who is prone to throwing tantrums when he’s told something he doesn’t like. 
“We&#8217;ve got two kids, a 13-year-old and a 5-year-old,” the father, Casey, said. “Our 13-year-old, of course, was the only child for seven years. During that time, we spoiled the heck out of him because I grew up with nothing. And Jamie grew up in a household where things were love.”
“We both ended up funneling our attention on our children into things for those two reasons,” Casey added. “As a result, our 13-year-old throws tantrums quite often, loud screaming tantrums when he doesn&#8217;t get his way. And we&#8217;re trying to figure out how to get him through this part of his life to become a responsible adult.”
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The parents asked Peterson how they can handle their teen’s behavior and push him in the right direction. 
“I think it helps when I talk to him like a human being,” Jamie said. “So if I ask him to do dishes or I say, ‘I really need you to help me with this, do you think you can do that?’ And he’ll say, ‘Yes.’”
Peterson then pointed to multiple questions parents can ask their children about contributing to household needs. 
“Well, he&#8217;s old enough to start thinking about that because he may never even notice that if he does pull his weight, he feels better about himself, and he&#8217;s more mature,” Peterson said. 
Watch “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/show/parenting">Teaching Responsibility</a>,” the latest episode of “Parenting,” on DailyWire+ to find out how Peterson advised that Casey and Jaimie, and parents like them, foster a relationship with their teenagers while also pushing them to become responsible adults.

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Taming Teenage Tantrums: A Guide To Teaching Responsibility

Leading a toddler in the right direction can often be exhausting and seem like a never-ending task, as any parent with a two- or three-year-old knows all too well, but parents also know that these early years come with incredible joy and satisfaction. 
So, how do you get through to your toddler in those difficult moments and reward them when they do good? Those are some of the questions that parents are asking Dr. Jordan Peterson in the first full-length episode of “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/show/parenting?row=0&amp;elementPosition=2&amp;rowType=Square+Show+Carousel">Parenting</a>,” which is now streaming exclusively on DailyWire+. 
“So we&#8217;re here because we want to foster a spirit of cooperation within our family,” a father named Nathan told Peterson. “Right now, we&#8217;re dealing with a pattern of behaviors with mainly our son, who&#8217;s three years old. Whenever we want to leave the house or cleaning up, sometimes he agrees … and then he starts running away. And I can always sort of pin him down to [put on] a jacket. Although I don&#8217;t think that&#8217;s a viable strategy over the long term.”
“Finding that balance. This is what we have to do. And we have to do it now,” Nathan’s wife, Jasmine, added. “But at the same time, we don&#8217;t want to crush that independence, autonomy, curiosity. So we need that balance.” 
Nathan and Jasmine said that they have a disciplinary issue with their toddler “at least three times a day” with outbursts that can last up to 30 minutes. “Just him running around, throwing his jacket on the floor,” Jasmine added. “Other times, let&#8217;s say it has to do with picking up his toys, I ask him to do it. He says, ‘No, my legs are broken.’” 
“Oh yeah, that’s creative,” Peterson said. 
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The world-renowned psychologist then dissects why their child might be testing boundaries and goes through strategies that the young parents can use to align their toddler with their desires for him. 
Later in the episode, Peterson highlights the importance of rewarding young children when they go “out of their way to do something slightly better, or maybe a lot better than they have before, or just doing something that&#8217;s thoughtful or kind, or that helps the family come together.” 
“If I&#8217;m giving a reward, how do I teach the value that we&#8217;re cooperating? We&#8217;re getting trust because that&#8217;s actually a family value. As opposed to, I&#8217;m just going to get a reward out of this. Like how do you translate the bigger value?” Jasmine asked Peterson. 
Peterson goes into how parents “have to use reward carefully,” giving parents examples of how to encourage and praise their children’s good behavior. 
Watch “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/show/parenting?elementPosition=0&amp;row=0&amp;rowHeadline=Mastering+Life+Collection&amp;rowType=Portrait+Show+Carousel">Toddler Misbehavior</a>” on DailyWire+.

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How Should You Discipline And Reward Your Toddler?

Dr. Jordan B. Peterson sat down with &#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/podcasts/morning-wire" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Morning Wire</a>&#8221; host and Daily Wire Executive Editor John Bickley to discuss his new DailyWire+ series, “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/show/parenting" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Parenting</a>.” 
In the interview that aired on Sunday, the famed psychologist offered a glimpse into his profound perspective portrayed in the series, including the moral authority of parents, their responsibility to raise capable children amid the modern cultural crisis, and the specific importance of “boundaries as a fence.”
The first full-length episode of “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/show/parenting" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Parenting</a>” is available now exclusively on DailyWire+.
 “Your household is a walled garden,” Dr. Peterson said. “That&#8217;s what paradise means, by the way. Paradise means ‘walled garden.’”
“The walls are there because they protect you from the outset and circumscribe a space, and a garden is a place where nature can flourish. If you set up a walled garden in your household properly, your children will play. That will give you a chance to play with your wife, which you want if you have any sense. The emergence of play in your household is an index of optimized harmony.&#8221;
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Dr. Peterson argued that boundaries are crucial in minimizing anxiety so this “play” can flourish. 
&#8220;Boundaries as a fence reduce anxiety, and that&#8217;s the same thing with stable household rules,&#8221; he added. &#8220;You might say the rules are restrictions, but what they&#8217;re really restricting is the chaos that produces anxiety… Boundaries, in the abstract sense of the principles by which you run the household, produce the kind of predictable stability within which play and exploration can take place — and they quell anxiety. You&#8217;re doing your child and you and your wife a great favor by imposing that regularity.”
These boundaries, according to Dr. Peterson, are the grounds on which parents fulfill their obligation to shape their children. 
&#8220;Your role as a parent — there’s two that are fundamental,” he said. “One is to encourage your child to be maximally socially acceptable, and you want to have that more or less in place by the age of 4, or there will be trouble, and it will be severe and hard to fix. And then your household should be a proxy for the real world, which means that it&#8217;s your responsibility as a parent to encourage behavior in the household that would translate well to the real world.”
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Jordan Peterson On How Boundaries Create A ‘Paradise’ For Kids: ‘Your Household Is A Walled Garden’

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