The Importance of Families

family members holding hands together

        I recently read a blog post by author, columnist and speaker Lori Borgman about the importance of the family in our society, and I wanted to share it with you because I believe that the family unit is not as strong as it should be.  The blog is titled Why Family is Key to Our Nation’s Recovery.   She asks and answers the question:

Why is the family key? Because families are the parts that compose the whole.             

Families are microcosms of the pillars that sustain cultures, communities, and nations.

She raises some key points:

  • The family is where economics are taught to children - how to save, how to spend, and how to give;

  • The family is where a child learns about respecting other people and their rights;

  • The family is a child’s first school;

  • The family is where a child learns to worship; and

  • The family is where a child learns about good health habits, taking care of those who are ill and dying, and how compassion and love are intertwined.

        Instead of complaining about what is happening in our society, we should be doing all we can to promote families.  They are the backbone of our society and as they fail and fall apart, so goes the country.

 

To read the entire blog, please visit:

https://www.loriborgman.com/2022/01/09/why-family-is-key-to-our-nations-recovery/

 

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