Parents’ Day Criteria
- Couple exemplifies qualities of sacrificial love.
- Parents have overcome major obstacles (emotional, physical, financial, etc.) to provide for children’s personal development and happiness.
- Couples exhibits qualities of personal moral virtue and/or religious commitment.
- Parents have a noteworthy record of contributions to their family and community.
While recognizing that there are many successful parents in a variety of family arrangements and circumstances, the National Parents’ Day Council strives to lift up the model of the two-parent family. Studies have consistently shown that this family model, having both a father and a mother, provides the best possible foundation for children’s growth, security and lasting happiness. Candidates for National Parents’ of the Year are therefore happily married couples.
April 29th, 2005