Do Parents Really Have the Right to Raise Their Own Child?

Most American parents would be surprised by this questions.  We think that in a free society we all have the right to raise our children the way we see fit.  In the past, the Supreme Court also agreed that parents have this right.  So what's the problem?

The problem is that there is a faction of the population that believes that parents don't know how to raise their children.  These people honestly believe that children would be better off if the government regulated child rearing.  Some of the policies that these people push may seem innocent enough (telling us what our children should be eating at school ) but it's not the government's place to make decisions about how to raise our children.

Under our current law, the government cannot mandate how we raise our children--even though it is attempting to regulate every aspect of our lives.  In addition, an international treaty is threatening our entire structure of law as it relates to children. In order to prevent this treaty from destroying American families, we need a Constitutional Amendment declaring that parents have a fundamental right to raise their children as they see fit.  For this reason, parentalrights.org has been working hard on a Constitutional Amendment that would give parents rights over their children.  This organization is lead by Michael Farris, the chairman of the Home School Legal Defense Association and the Chancellor of Patrick Henry College.  If you are a parent or a grandparent, I would encourage you to visit the sight, sign their petitions and educate yourself about this legal issue that could have serious implications for each one of us and our children. And if you are a Christian, this is a cause worth fighting.

During law school, I became informed and concerned about the issue of parental rights.  I even wrote a paper for my mental health law class related to this issue. To read my paper, click here: Because I Said So....  Let's not become complacent about our role as parents.  There is a very real threat out there to our families.  And we need to take action before it is too late.