Rebecca Hagelin's Past Articles
16 articles
The Power of Good Example
published: September 16, 2010
When an obscure Florida “preacher” threatened to burn a copy of the Koran on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, it had an international impact for one reason: the media fell into his ...
Culture Challenge of the Week: “Imperfect” Children
published: September 09, 2010
Nearly every evening, they are there at the neighborhood pool—a father and his nine-year-old son, Michael. The boy’s smile captures attention instantly. You can’t help but be...
College-Bound: Turning Your Child Over to the Campus Liberals
published: August 25, 2010
Culture Challenge of the Week: Campus Bias Last week we headed south to launch our daughter on the next phase of her life: college. It was wonderful to see her eyes twinkling with excitement and e...
Music Industry Sexualizes Your Children
published: August 17, 2010
Every twelve-year-old knows Rihanna. And Katy Perry and Lady Gaga. Do you? The music industry today is huge, racking up over 1.5 billion in sales in the U.S. alone—and kids are their ta...
Culture Challenge of the Week: The “Irrationality” of Traditional Morals
published: August 10, 2010
It’s “Back to School” time again, with sales on school supplies and state tax holidays on clothes and notebooks. But parents may have a lot more to worry about this school ye...
Technology Overload Creates Restless Spirits
published: August 02, 2010
Two recent conversations reminded me how an abundance of techno noise in a child’s life can lead to boredom and emptiness. My friend Linda looked stressed. “I can’t wait for my k...
Bristol Palin Challenges the “Why Bother?” Attitude Towards Marriage
published: July 26, 2010
Get married? Why bother? That’s the prevailing attitude of an increasing number of couples who consider marriage, if at all, only after a child arrives. USA Today spotlights Bristol Pal...
Kids and explicit media: parents, not government, must protect kids
published: July 20, 2010
A friend of mine recently hosted a summer barbeque with two close friends and their families. The kids all matched up in age—teens and preteens—and soon enough were talking music, movie...
Go for Greatness, not Mediocrity
published: July 13, 2010
When an “air band” called Airpocalypse made the final cut on America’s Got Talent, (NBC’s talent search variety show), the teens and young adults visiting my friend erupted ...
Our Economic Liberty is in Peril. Time to Get involved!
published: July 06, 2010
"Tell us about the American miracle." The miracle won by our economic liberty, that is. It was in 1983 when West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl spoke those words to President Ronald Reaga...
Mistaking Porn for Art: It’s Time to Teach Real Beauty
published: July 02, 2010
This week I had the privilege of speaking to a group of some 100 high school students who had gathered in Washington, D.C., for a conference. I challenged them to take the lead in restoring the mor...
Pornography is Addictive and Destructive. Is Your Family Safe?
published: June 22, 2010
The cover story of the summer edition of Salvo magazine screams, "Porn is a Drug … and the addiction is very real." I say, "screams" because the editors (of whic...
Start a revolution on Father's Day
published: June 16, 2010
What we need when Father’s Day arrives on Sunday is nothing short of a family revolution, led by America’s fathers. Ours is a broken culture — of fathers and mothers with broken ...
Our Soldiers, Our Heroes: Our Children Need to Know Their Stories.
published: June 04, 2010
Memorial Day has come and gone. For many families, it marks only the traditional start of summer fun—the pool’s open and it’s time now for picnics and to hit the beach! Sadly, man...
“Do Not Resuscitate” and the Elderly: Are Your Loved Ones Vulnerable?
published: May 25, 2010
The last time I saw my father he was standing on his stoop, sweetly smiling and waving goodbye. As we backed out of his driveway, I thought about how healthy he looked and how grateful I was that m...
Children and Money: Conservative Principles Make Sense
published: May 24, 2010
In a recent survey on personal finances, only 27 percent of parents surveyed think of themselves as well-informed about managing household finances. Fewer than half think they are good role mo...
Rebecca Hagelin
Rebecca Hagelin (www.howtosaveyourfamily.com) is the former Vice-President of Communications and Marketing at the Heritage Foundation and the author of Amazon best-seller 30 Ways in 30 Days to Save Your Family (Regnery, 2009) and Home Invasion: Protecting Your Family in a Culture That's Gone Stark Raving Mad (Thomas Nelson, 2005). Rebecca champions the pro-family message in Washington and across the country, offering insight, expert analysis, and practical advice to parents and others concerned about the culture and its impact on families. Now President and CEO of Rebecca Hagelin Communications and Marketing, LLC., Rebecca is a frequent guest on radio and TV, including the Sean Hannity Show and The O’Reilly Factor. Her weekly column appears in The Washington Times, Townhall.com, PatriotPost, and Crosswalk, among others.In 2006, Concerned Women for America named her one of the nation's "Top Ten Evangelical Women," and in 2007 the Clare Boothe Luce Policy Institute named Hagelin one of the 12 "Great American Conservative Women. Rebecca and her husband, Andy, hail from Virginia and have three children.
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