This book demonstrates a bold theme: that what goes on in the home is at least as important as, and probably more important than, what goes on in national parliaments or the United Nations council chamber. “Domestic Science” – cooking, shopping making beds, child rearing, and cleaning up – is something to be discussed as seriously, by qualified experts and high-profile international researchers, as global warming, terrorism, and the plight of Africa.

Three Homes - Three Families

The home, we believe, is the real schoolroom for life, with the family its teachers. It is in the home that we learn the personal values, attitudes and behaviours that will stand us in good stead throughout our lives, picking them up by watching those around us. Schools can´t teach such things too well. Families can and do, often unwittingly, through example.