redefining parenthood: adult rights vs. children's needs

7/31/2019 Redefining Parenthood: Adult Rights Vs. Children's Needs

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Dear Friend:

At Michigan Family Forum, we strive to provide policymakers with the latest research and informa-tion concerning the family. One way that we accomplish this is by hosting legislative issues lun-cheons which allow state legislators to hear from nationally recognized experts in the field of familypolicy.

We were delighted to have author and researcher Elizabeth Marquardt as our speaker on March 21,2007 in Lansing. Her presentation, which focused on the emerging movement toward the redefini-tion of parenthood, was compelling and well received by lawmakers and key legislative staff. Teglobal revolution in parenthood, Ms. Marquardt contended, is happening very rapidly, and withsurprisingly little public debate.

We felt that this topic was so important and timely that we wanted to share it with others who couldnot attend. In this spirit, we have published the following report which summarizes many of thepoints made during the luncheon. I trust that you will find this information useful as we consider thefuture of parenthood in Michigan.

Tanks for taking the time to consider the essential role that marriage and parenting play in sustain-ing a healthy culture. Please let us know if we can be of future service to you and your family.

Sincerely,

Brad SnavelyExecutive DirectorMichigan Family Forum

Elizabeth Marquardt is director of the Center for Marriage and Families atthe Institute for American Values in New York City. She is the author ofBetween wo Worlds: Te Inner Lives of Children of Divorce. Marquardtis also principal investigator of an internationally-released report titled TeRevolution in Parenthood: Te Emerging Global Clash Between AdultRights and Childrens Needs, upon which this publication is based. Mar-quardt holds an M.Div. and an M.A. in international relations from theUniversity of Chicago and a B.A. in history and womens studies from Wake

Forest University.

Elizabeth Marquardt


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