Kalley Yanta in this Minnesota Marriage Minute explains why children need a mom and dad, and why not just any two adults will do:

"It is an accepted truth of human existence that ... children do best when they are raised by their biological parents. A recent report by Child Trends, a non-partisan research organization, summarized the scholarly consensus on marriage this way: 'Research clearly demonstrates that family structure matters for children, and the family structure that helps children the most is the family headed by two biological parents in a low-conflict marriage.'"

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