vitally important in the rearing of their children. In 1994, the Carnegie Corporation issued a report, Starting Points, which Hillary Clinton quoted to emphasize the traditional viewpoint that children need an intact, nuclear family which can be counted on to respond to the needs of their children and which can be depended on in times of stress. In stating this position, Hillary Clinton appears to agree with and validate the family values platform of her husband's campaign for President. It also appears she understands a child's needs should come before the parent's wants.
Hillary Clinton uses her own family, while she was growing up, as an example of the type of families which are needed and function for the nurturing and support of their children. She speaks of her mother and father's devotion to the children and the giving of their "time, energy, and money to their children" and the sacrifices they made to give their children a better life. The important points that she stresses are that children need their parents' time, lots of interaction on an informal basis; children need quantity time not onl
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