We are in the midst of a major change in the way families and marriages are organized. Although research shows that non-traditional families are more common today, static data still shows that traditional families provide a more stable family. A traditional family consists of a married mother and father living in the same home with their biological child or children. Traditional families offer clear gender role models, their children have higher educational aspirations, and parents are more involved with their children, which causes them to have better behavioral stability. Traditional families offer clear gender models for clearer development of the child's gender identity. Children growing up in traditional families also have a more concrete idea of gender stereotypes than children growing up in same-sex couples. Children raised in same-sex families often grow up confused about their sexuality. “Inside, though, I was confused,” said Robert Oscar Lopez, who grew up with two moms and no father figure. Children growing up in traditional families learn both ...
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