fbpx
Facebook Twitter Instagram Youtube Rss
Leonard Sax

Leonard Sax

Leonard Sax MD PhD is a practicing family physician and the author of four books for parents: Why Gender Matters, Boys Adrift, Girls on the Edge, and The Collapse of Parenting. He lives with his wife and daughter in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Over the past 20 years, he has visited more than 420 schools worldwide. More information is online at www.leonardsax.com.

Happy family at home

Pandemic Parenting: Lessons Learned

By
The end of the pandemic is now in sight. Let’s hold on to the good things we have learned and the good habits that we have established. That means no phones in the bedroom, a good night’s sleep, and more time together as a family. If we can do those things—if the end result of the pandemic is a strengthening of the family—then there may be a silver lining to this cloud.
Woman Watching TV

Why Your Daughter—and You—Should Watch the New Mulan

By
Mulan is worth watching because it is a great movie with a compelling plot. And it teaches an important truth: a girl does not have to pretend to be a man in order to excel in a traditionally male domain.

Why WAP Matters

By
The record-smashing success of WAP is a warning to parents. You need to know what your kid is listening to. You need to have the courage to limit your kid’s exposure to the most noxious elements of American culture. You need to find a healthier, brighter, truer culture to share with your daughter or your son.
Uncertainty

Living with Uncertainty

By
It is a cliché to say that religious faith helps people to cope with stress. As with many clichés, this one is both true and false. How one uses religion to cope with stress is key.

Politicizing Pediatrics: How the AAP’s Transgender Guidelines Undermine Trust in Medical Authority

By
The five-year-old boy who transitions to identify as a girl has taken a major step on a road that may lead to treatment with cross-sex hormones, castration, and infertility. Most five-year-old boys who say they are girls will not persist: fifteen years later, in the great majority of cases, that boy will say he is a man, not a woman. But the American Academy of Pediatrics is now on record prioritizing the opinion of a five-year-old over the considered judgment of the child’s parents.
Facebook Twitter Instagram Youtube Rss

Public Discourse © 2023 / All Rights Reserved