What Does "They Are My Kids!™" Mean

“All the forces in the world are not so powerful as an idea whose time has come.”  -- Victor Hugo, a French author, poet, and novelist.

Parents have a vital impact on shaping their children's lives. This idea has gained relevance once again.

Parents have the right and responsibility to teach, nurture, and guide their children to become contributing citizens in society and community. Therefore, parents must have educational freedom to determine how their children grow and develop.

They Are My Kids!™ highlights the importance of freedom in education. Parents play a crucial role in their children's growth, helping them become contributing members of society. Their children's development is their mission, and they hold personal responsibility for it.

So, let’s examine that context by exploring the conditions, relationships, and influences of being "my kids". Is it possible that they are not my kids? Am I, as a parent, not the primary influence in the development of my children’s lives? Does that imply children’s development falls under the responsibility of someone other than their parents? Do the government and its institutions have control over the lives of children? Do children learn how to love from the government or other sources? Do children understand what it means to be part of this universe from the government or other sources? Do children learn how to interact with family, friends, and strangers from the government or other sources?

Where do you stand with regard to the development of your children?

The context surrounding They Are My Kids!™ is to empower parents with the confidence that their kids are their responsibility, not the government’s. I (the parent) am responsible for raising my kids. They Are My Kids!™ is a message parents are saying. “I have the legal right, responsibility, and accountability to raise my children in the manner and methods I choose to develop the child to thrive in society and contribute to it.”