The Suzanne Venker Show 85. No, Love Is NOT Enough to Make a Family: Katy Faust
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Feb 21, 2021 
Katy Faust, author of 'Them Before Us' and a passionate advocate for children's rights, discusses the crucial need for children to be raised by both a mother and a father. She highlights the three emotional staples essential for a child’s well-being and challenges the notion that love alone can suffice in parenting. Katy addresses the societal shifts around marriage and reproductive technologies, boldly asserting that children’s needs are often overshadowed by adult desires. Her insights aim to reshape family discussions by prioritizing children's rights.
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Children's Essential Emotional Staples
- Children need the love of both their mother and father along with stability to thrive emotionally.
- Half of American children grow up without one or both biological parents, leading to instability and emotional famine.
Children's Stories Expose Truths
- Children rarely benefit when adults prioritize their own happiness over parental bonds.
- Stories reveal kids mourn loss of biological parents despite adults' narratives of love and fulfillment.
Biological Parents Offer Safety
- Biological parents are generally the safest, most connected, and most protective adults to children.
- Unrelated cohabitating men pose the greatest danger to children’s safety and well-being statistically.
