Parents’ Day celebrates and recognizes the important role of responsible parenting in everyday family life. Families are a fundamental human institution; they are bonded by unconditional love and commitment.
Parents' Day was established in 1994. In a time where society had become increasingly self-centered, President Bill Clinton signed a congressional resolution to commemorate Parents’ Day to promote family commitment and parental responsibilities. Supported by the Unification Church, Senator Trent Lott introduced the bill into the senate and the National Parents’ Day Coalition was developed to support Parents’ Day by annually selecting ‘Parents’ of the Year’ at local, national, and state levels. The Coalition also provides educational programs for parents and aims to promote the stability of the family by encouraging fidelity between husbands and wives, as well as abstinence in young people before marriage. In addition to The National Parents’ Day Coalition, other organizations use Parents’ Day to promote the traditional two-parent nuclear family model. Parents' Day is held annually on the fourth Sunday in July.
Parents' Day facts & quotes
In 2015, 3.3 million unmarried or cohabiting couples in America had children under the age of 18. This is in comparison to 1.2 million cohabiting couples with children in 1996.
In 1960, 73% of U.S. children lived in a traditional home with two married heterosexual parents in their first marriage. By 1980, this figure had dropped to 61%. By 2013, 46% of children lived in a traditional home.
All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother - President Abraham Lincoln
By the time a man realizes that maybe his father was right, he usually has a son who thinks he's wrong - Charles Wadsworth, Classical Pianist
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