Parents Day

Many Americans are unaware that our nation has a new day of commemoration called Parents' Day. This is good news for America's parents and families. According to the Congress, Parents’ Day is established for "recognizing, uplifting, and supporting the role of parents in the rearing of children." The establishment of Parents’ Day affords a wonderful opportunity for communities, organizations and churches to honor exemplary parents and to encourage families everywhere to invest in our most precious resource – our children. Among the most popular of these activities has been the recognition of outstanding couples as parental role models who have been honored as "Parents of the Year" at the national, state, local and church level. We encourage you to get involved in helping us recognize outstanding parents worthy of this recognition by establishing a Parents' Day Selection Committee in your church or local community. Please also recommend such as a couple to your state's Parents' Day affiliate or our office for consideration to be selected "Parents of the Year" at the state or national level. In 1994 President Clinton signed into law the resolution unanimously adopted by the Congress establishing the fourth Sunday of every July as Parents' Day, a day of commemoration similar to Mother's Day and Father's Day.The establishment of Parents’ Day was the result of a bipartisan, multiracial and interfaith coalition of religious, civic and elected leaders who recognized the need to promote responsible parenting in our society and to uplift ideal parental role models, especially for our nation's children. Since the creation of this annual day of commemoration, local churches, elected officials and activists throughout the nation have creatively launched many activities around the theme of Parents' Day designed to celebrate and strengthen the traditional, two-parent family. The Parents' Day does not envision Parents' Day to be yet "another" day to honor parents, but rather a day when parents honor their children and the God-centered family ideal by rededicating themselves to manifest the highest standard of unconditional true love.