It does, but less divorce might still make for more stability in extended families. I don’t know whether the effects of divorce on extended families has been studied.
Make divorce more difficult and/or more discouraged.
Yes, NRx’s are trying to do that too.
Discourage people from throwing their children out. This means discouraging homophobia and transphobia.
Is there an actual logical connection between those two sentences that isn’t a fully general argument against parents insisting on any ethical standards from children?
Alternate suggestions for making families stronger—oppose whatever tends to weaken family ties.
Make divorce more difficult and/or more discouraged. Teach people how to be good companions.
http://www.businessinsider.com/lasting-relationships-rely-on-2-traits-2014-11
Discourage people from throwing their children out. This means discouraging homophobia and transphobia.
Support telecommuting. Being geographically scattered is hard on families.
That doesn’t make families stronger—that makes people who hate each other live together (usually with pretty bad results).
It does, but less divorce might still make for more stability in extended families. I don’t know whether the effects of divorce on extended families has been studied.
I think that in this context stability is the wrong thing to optimize for.
Yes, NRx’s are trying to do that too.
Is there an actual logical connection between those two sentences that isn’t a fully general argument against parents insisting on any ethical standards from children?
You could distinguish between behavior which is clearly dangerous to other members of the family, and behavior which isn’t.