Catholic teaching accepts the natural truth that the family is the basic human society. On top of its natural dignity, the family has been raised by Jesus Christ -- by virtue of the Sacrament of Matrimony -- to the nature of a "Domestic Church".
        The wider community of believers more commonly known as "the Church" is best understood in turn to be the "Family of God", a communion of persons with God as Father, we as children (through, with and in Jesus Christ His Son), and with a divinely appointed mother, Mary the mother of Jesus.
        Buhay-Pagkalinga refers to the second of five segments of family life formation adopted by the Simbahayan sa Maynila. The following is your jumping board to specific subject areas on parenting, care for the elderly, the sick, and the differently-abled, examined from the perspectives of faith, science, and experience.

FIELD		BASIC SUBJECT AREA
B4	CHRISTIAN PARENTING	Principles in Parenting      * Pope JP2: Children -- Message of Life & Hope * "Children learn what they live" * The Baby Net * Kidz are People Too * Loving Guidance * Catholic Moms Internet Connection * Christian Fatherhood Resources * Barney: Just for Parents * Family Play * Sesame Street Parents * Books on Filipino Parenting * Parents Place * Parents Talk * DevPsych Links
		Psychology of Human Development      * Theories of Human Development * Child Development (Piaget) * Psychosocial Development (Erikson) * Moral Development (Kohlberg) * Observational Learning (Bandura) * Baby Einstein, Baby Mozart * Kidz are People Too * Parenting * La Leche League: Loving Guidance * Attachment Parenting * Baby Net * Sesame Street: Child Development * Child Stress
		Nutrition & Primary Health Care      * What is Primary Health Care? * Nutrition in Primary Health Care * Immunization * Children's Immunization * Dental * Common Childhood Illnesses * Nutritional Planning
		Maintaining a Home in the Age of Globalization      * Parents Zone * Currency Converter
		Media & the Family      * Media and the Family * TV Violence Breeds Violence * Family Channel * Parents' Choice Consumers Guide * Barney & Friends * Sesame Street * Batibot * Winning with the News Media
		Sex Education at Home      * The Truth and Meaning of Human Sexuality * Chastity & Sex Education * Chastity & Sex Ed Articles
		Catholic Homeschooling      * CHS - Diocese of Pittsburgh * Catholic Homeschool Family Website * Keeping it Catholic * Seton Home Study School * OLRS Articles on HS * Diocesan HS Guidelines * Diocesan HS Guidelines
		Children & School      * Pope JP2: Home & School * Montessori Catholic Council * xxx
		The Virtue of Study      * Study Skill Guides * Study Fundamentals * Caring for Your School-Aged Child * Study for Tests
		Dealing with Adolescence      * We Belong to God * World Youth Day Messages > Manila 1, 2, 3 | Denver | Paris | Rome | * Teen Wisdom Series (Fr. Corsie Legaspi > 1 | 2 | 3 | * Adolescent Issues Directory * Adolescent Issues * Courtship Today
		Guiding the Child's Discernment of Vocation      * Pope JP2: Eucharist -- Source of All Vocations * Universal Call to Holiness * 1 * 2 * Traditional Catholic Vocations * Director of Vocation Promotions * Choosing Your Vocation * Vocation of Christian Marriage & Parenthood * Vocation of Christian Marriage: Sacred Vocation * Marriage and Priesthood * Cooperation of Priests & Laypersons
		Guiding the Child's Career Choice      * 1 * Careers & Student Resources * Work & Career Resources * School-to-Work Resources * TRABAHO.COM |
B5	CARING FOR ELDERS, THE SICK & DIFFERENTLY- ABLED	Normalcy/Abnormality of Children      * Teaching Gentleness * Teaching Nonviolence * xxx * Abnormal Behavior * Psychological Therapies
		Care for Special Children      * Down Syndrome Parents Resource * Down Syndrome for New Parents * Down Syndrome Website * Down Syndrome Association of the Philippines * More Articles on Down Syndrome * Disability Links
		Care for the Physically Disabled      * National Center for Physical Activity & Disability * Dyslexia * Common Childhood Illnesses * Special Olympics * Parents with Disabilities * Disability Links
		Care for the Mentally Disabled      * Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) * Teaching ADD/ADHD Children * ADD News * Anger Management * Disability Links
		Care for the Elderly      * Pope John Paul II: Letter to the Elderly * Caring Checklist * Caring for Aging Parents * Adult Development & Productive Aging (online book) * Adult Well-Being Services * The Institute of Aging Medicine * The Aging Brain * The Aging Parents Forum * BOOKS > 1 | 2 | 3
		Care for Widows & Widowers      * Widow * St John Chrysostom: Letter to a Young Widow * Beyond Grief: The Widow's Journey * Support Groups * Widowhood in the 21st Century * An online newsletter for widows * Widow Net * 2 * Bereavement
		Preparation for a Happy Death      * Hospice Web Directory * Hospice Web * Hospice Care * International Fellowship of Chaplains * American Association of Hospice & Palliative Care

 RELATED SITES:
   BIBLICAL REFERENCES RELEVANT TO FAMILY LIFE
   VATICAN INSTRUCTIONS ON EDUCATION IN HUMAN SEXUALITY
   PHILIPPINE SYNODAL & CONCILIAR REFERENCES ON MARRIAGE & FAMILY MINISTRIES