Fact: Children do better when raised in a home with two married parents.
· They are more likely to attend college.
· Are physically and emotionally healthier
· Are less likely to be physically or sexually abused
· Are less likely to use drugs or alcohol and to commit delinquent behaviors
· Decreases the risk of divorcing when they get married
· Are less likely to become pregnant or impregnate someone as a teenager
· Are less likely to be raised in poverty
Why It Matters: Today, about 64% of children live in homes with two parents who are married. This is a drastic change from 1960, when nearly 88% of children lived with married parents.
What You Can Do:
· Teach your children about the importance of marriage.
· Educate yourself with facts.
· Defend marriage in conversation, online, in the classroom, and at the polls.
· Strive to raise your own children in a married home.
