Parents & Children
Children
Children as a heritage of the Lord; their right to be born within the bonds of matrimony and reared by a father and a mother who love each other; the dignity, protection, and spiritual potential of…
What's at issue
Children as a heritage of the Lord; their right to be born within the bonds of matrimony and reared by a father and a mother who love each other; the dignity, protection, and spiritual potential of every child; children's wellbeing as a measure of family and societal health.
Where it appears in the Proclamation
Reading
- Isn't Surrogacy Just Another Form of Adoption?
- Will I Be Married and Have a Family in the Next Life?
- Becoming a Father Long Before You Have Children
- Foster Care and the Doctrine of Belonging
- How Do We Know How Many Children to Have?
- Is It Okay to Wait Until We Feel Financially Ready to Have Children?
- The Finish Line Keeps Moving: Why Waiting for Career Security May Delay Marriage, Parenthood, and Happiness
- What Happens to My Children’s Sealing If We Divorce?
- What If My Life Doesn’t Look Like the Family Proclamation?
- Why an Understanding of Mary and Joseph’s Betrothal is Crucial to an Understanding of the Family Proclamation
- Why Does God Ask Us to Become Mothers and Fathers?
- Why Does Marriage Feel Like Such a Risk, and Is it Worth It?