Who should decide what is appropriate for your child?
At Family Policy Alliance, we believe the answer is simple: parents.
Parents know their children best. They are uniquely called to guide, protect, and raise them according to their family’s values, not the shifting priorities of government institutions or cultural trends.
Unfortunately, that principle is increasingly being challenged.
Recently, the University of Illinois, a publicly funded institution, promoted a ticketed drag performance as a “family-friendly” event, encouraging parents to “bring the whole family” for an afternoon of drag performances, museum tours, and Pride programming. Family Policy Alliance was called on to respond in this Campus Reform article, reminding Americans of a simple but important truth:
“Labeling something ‘family-friendly’ does not make it appropriate for children. Parents, not government institutions, bear the responsibility of deciding what is suitable for their own families.”
This isn’t just about one university or one event.
Across the country, parents are increasingly being sidelined by schools, government institutions, and powerful cultural influences that presume to know what’s best for America’s children. We believe parents should remain the primary decision-makers in their children’s lives.
That’s why Family Policy Alliance launched our Let Parents Parent campaign, equipping families with practical resources, advancing commonsense policies, and working alongside our state family policy councils to defend parental rights and protect children across the country.
Parents shouldn’t have to fight alone to raise their children according to their values.
Thank you for standing with us as we continue protecting children, defending parents’ rights, and ensuring families, not government, remain at the center of raising the next generation.
Gratefully,
Craig DeRoche
President and CEO, Family Policy Alliance