Bridget Hill

Culture and Classroom Columnist

Calling out what the culture slips into your kid's classroom while it tells you to relax, on one rule: mom and dad were never the problem.

3 articles by Bridget

A black All Gender Restroom wall sign showing figures of a woman, a man, a combined figure, and a baby changing symbol, with the line anyone can use this restroom regardless of gender identity or expression.

californiaJul 2, 20264 min read

California's New All-Gender Bathroom Requirement Is Unfair to Small Schools

California's new all-gender bathroom law exempts small schools from the mandate, then takes the exemption back through the money: apply for state building funds and you must build one anyway. The campuses with the least get the rawest deal, and here is what to ask.

By Bridget Hill

A mother seen from behind holds a crying toddler on her shoulder while a second young child plays with a toy nearby

parental rightsJun 25, 20266 min read

Gentle Parenting Is Wearing Moms Out

The method literally called "gentle" is burning out the moms doing it, and even Dr. Becky is backing away. Here is why warmth was never the problem, why it is the same no-consequences idea you fight at the school board, and the warm-but-firm fix the research has favored for fifty years.

By Bridget Hill

A boy sitting against a wall, focused on a silver laptop screen

parental rightsJun 19, 20265 min read

Kiddle, the 'Kid-Safe' Search Engine Schools Trust, Won't Say Who Runs It

The kid-safe search engine your child's school recommends will not name a single person who runs it: no CEO, no founder, no owner. That matters, because the same anonymous site is quietly teaching kids that Hamas grew out of a charity.

By Bridget Hill