Conservatives want to restore marriage as the primary
institution for raising children.
Not exact matches
As such, the
institution of marriage is a foundation of a just political order and the nursery of civic virtue, as spouses exercise mutual responsibility
for raising their
children.
The types of stress that have been shown to cause developmental problems in
children include sexual and physical abuse and serious neglect, described as «the absence of sufficient amounts of essential experiences,» which some
children raised in state - run
institutions in China and Romania suffered,
for instance.
In this regard, as a Primary Investigator
for the Bucharest Early Intervention Project,
for the last 10 years Dr. Nelson has been studying
children in Romania who were abandoned at birth and
raised in
institutions.
The breadth and reach of the program has expanded with an aggressive outreach
for public and corporate support that allows Calhoun to benefit a broader audience of
institutions,
raising awareness and providing education with a hands - on initiative to improve food service
for children.
According to the press release, the book was released in hardback in 2008 and has
raised large sums
for Lumos, which is a foundation to benefit
children living in large
institutions.
The BEIP is a longitudinal study of a sample of
children raised from early infancy in
institutions in Bucharest, Romania, and the only randomized controlled trial of foster care as an alternative to institutional rearing
for abandoned
children (61).
The main activities included: development of information materials and training methodologies; organisation and implementation of campaigns, events and trainings
for children, parents and teachers; awareness
raising campaigns on newly occurred threats
for children online; active work with media, public and private
institutions, and organisations concerned with achieving the better protection of
children online and developing better digital competences in adolescents, so that they could use the information technologies in a safe and responsible manner.
The
institution of marriage, and even the presence of two parents, are seen as nice but not necessary
for raising children.