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 VALUING FAMILY 

I believe that love and life are linked in a way most naturally expressed by marriage and family. I know that family is what’s most important in life. Not only is it where life’s great joys are to be found, it’s a big part of the “glue” that holds society together. Accordingly, I feel that government policy should strengthen the family -- in particular giving parents more childcare options, and the right to choose the kind of education their children receive. Personally, I value spending time with my family above all else. Of course, family brings obligations. I feel it’s the parents’ duty to sacrifice and do their best for their children, even at the expense of their own well being. Another duty: regardless of the qualities / faults of one’s parents, I feel one must love and respect them, and, if needed, help care for them as they age.

Related Words, Beliefs, Background -- 47 entries

More to Explore -- Worldview Theme #38: Valuing Family

Family (from online encyclopedia)
Family Values  (from online encyclopedia)
Marriage  (from online encyclopedia)
Parenting  (from online encyclopedia)
Dysfunctional family (from online encyclopedia)
Parenting Style and Its Correlates (from ERIC Digest)
Parents and Children  (lots of links)
Parents and Children -- wisdom from sacred texts
The Child in the Family -- Rights & Duties of Parents
Parents Make Financial Sacrifices for Children, Survey Says
The Natural Family--A Manifesto, by Allan C. Carlson, Paul T. Mero (more on this 2007 book)
National Conversation Panel Discussion: Progressive Family Values (2005 discussion hosted by DLC)
Planned Parenthood of America
National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association
The Institute for Applied Research in Youth Development / The Good Teen, by Richard Lerner (Tufts Univ.)
Filial Piety  (from online encyclopedia)
Honoring Parents (Jewish perspective)
Understanding the Muslim and Islamic Family
The Howard Center for Family, Religion, and Society / World Congress of Families
Filial Piety: The Traditional Idea of Parent Care in East Asia
You Gotta Love Parents (this organization's website)
National Child Care Information Center (from US Dept of Health & Human Services)
Necessary Compromises (child care related)
American Family Association
Safer Child, Inc.  (organization wanting to "make the world a healthier and safer place for children")
Bowen Family Systems Theory (applies systems thinking to describe and understand family interactions)
Non-traditional Families: A Guide for Parents, by Jan Hare and Lizbeth Gray, Oregon State University
Christian Right (from online encyclopedia, regarding this social and political movement)
Dan Quayle's 1995 "Murphy Brown" Speech on Family Values  (on Pro Family News website)
Fractured Generations -- Crafting a Family Policy for 21st Center America, by Allan Carlson  (about his books) 
Raising Cain, book and PBS documentary 
National Step Family Resource Center  (at Auburn University)
"Marry Me" by Lori Oliwenstein (Jan. 28 2008 Time article about marriage and its benefits)
"The Power of Birth Order," by Jeffrey Kluger (October 29 2007 Time cover story)
"Building a Better Family" (in special section on Innovators in Time October 22 2007)
"Parents Behaving Badly: What Teachers Hate About Parents" (Time cover story February 21 2005)
"Fatherhood 2.0," by Lisa T. Cullen and Lev Grossman (article about stay at home Dads in Time 10/15/07)
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