KTMS Radio Commentary
The future of any society aligns
closely with how it treats its children.
A contract
created for America’s children promises the following:
•
We promise to consider children’s well-being first in evaluating health
and welfare reforms or other national policy.
• We promise to ensure that all
children get the basics they need to grow up healthy.
• We promise all children a chance
to achieve their potential and we expect parents to help by becoming active
partners in their child’s education.
• We promise to reduce children’s
exposure to violence — on TV, on our streets, and in our homes.
• We promise to help families stay
together and help young people understand the responsibility of parenting.
• We promise to help working
families stay out of poverty.
• We promise to support families by
making sure that education and job training are available to people of all
means.
• We promise to provide young
people with places to go and things to do that will help them act responsibly.
• We promise to support all
children’s healthy development.
• We promise to hold our elected
leaders accountable for safeguarding the future of America’s children.
We hope
these principles will trigger an open and honest discussion about how we can
best meet the needs of our children this year.
