Should Parents Ever Be Held Responsible for the Harmful Actions of Their Children?
In “Mother of Michigan Gunman Found Guilty of Manslaughter,” Jacey Fortin writes about the case:Michigan jurors, after 11 hours of deliberations, found Jennifer Crumbley guilty of involuntary manslaughter on Tuesday for the gun rampage committed by her teenage son, who carried out the state’s deadliest school shooting more than two years ago.The trial became a…
What’s the Greatest Gift Your Parents Have Given You?
Empathy. Kindness. Hard work. Success. Wonder. What kinds of values and life lessons have your parents shared or taught you? Which have been most meaningful or valuable?In the Opinion essay “One Thing Parents Can Control,” Esau McCaulley writes that parents cannot shield their sons and daughters from the world’s difficulties but can try to counter…
Do You Want Your Parents and Grandparents to Get the New Coronavirus Vaccine?
In “First Coronavirus Vaccines Head to States, Starting Historic Effort,” Abby Goodnough, Reed Abelson and Jan Hoffman write about the hurdles of bringing the vaccine to the public:At Novant Health in Winston-Salem, N.C., the new ultracold freezers are ready — enough to eventually house more than 500,000 doses of the first coronavirus vaccine approved in…
Do You Turn to Your Parents for Advice?
If you’re overwhelmed with school work or extracurricular obligations, whom do you go to for support? What about if you have a conflict with a friend or classmate?Are there specific circumstances when you seek support from your parents and other adults? Are there things you don’t like your parents to say or do when you…
Should Stay-at-Home Parents Be Paid?
Find all our Student Opinion questions here. Have you ever had a parent or guardian stay at home to care for you or the other children in your family? If so, what kinds of chores and responsibilities were involved? Do you think it was difficult, valuable work? Today, stay-at-home moms and dads account for about…
How Do You Connect With Your Parents?
Most of my childhood friends from our predominantly white New Jersey suburb have a story about how their love of sports began — usually involving their fathers. Shaun’s played catch with him for hours in the backyard and took him to baseball card shows, hence Shaun’s love of baseball. Matt’s brought him up watching Knicks…
Should Parents Be Talking to Their Children About Online Pornography?
Brian Willoughby knows he’s doing a good job when parents become uncomfortable. That’s because part of his job involves telling them that their teenagers are looking at pornography — hard-core, explicit, often violent. Sometimes, the conversation is with a church group.Dr. Willoughby is a social scientist at Brigham Young University, where he studies the pornography…
How Involved Are Your Parents in Your Life?
Research shows that today’s parents feel intense pressure to be engaged with their children. Does that ring true for your own experiences? Is more involvement always a good thing?
Would You Want to Work With Your Parents?
What do you think would be the joys and challenges of going into business with your mother or father?
Lesson of the Day: ‘Parents of 545 Children Separated at the Border Cannot Be...
Students in U.S. high schools can get free digital access to The New York Times until Sept. 1, 2021.Lesson OverviewFeatured Article: “Parents of 545 Children Separated at the Border Cannot Be Found” by Caitlin DickersonIn 2017, before the Trump administration’s widely publicized “zero tolerance” immigration policy went into effect, children were separated from their parents…
