The happiness and health of our mothers are the basis of the happiness and health of the whole country. It is vital that the mothers of Britain's children are never under stress.

Stress on the mother jeopardises the proper development of the child. Weakness in the child leads to weakness in the nation, such as delinquency, unemployment, family breakdown, drugs and crime. Above everything else, children need the love and warmth of their mother at home rather than merely carers and day nurseries. When children have the benefit of a stable and caring home environment, they are stronger and more integrated and balanced throughout their lives.

A working mother loses the royal freedom that she enjoys at home. She often experiences stress and fatigue at work, and then has to fit another day's work in the home into her evening hours. She finds it difficult either to relax herself or to give her children the calm and loving attention she wants to give them.

Therefore a Natural Law Party government will make it possible for mothers to avoid having to work outside the home through special tax incentives, allowances and other means.

Strengthening the family

Other ways in which the Natural Law Party will strengthen the family are by providing: