This brief article lists a series of principles relating to family issues, such as "Family Support - Families do not and can not do their work of nurturance as a privatised unit. They need support from the rest of society and can not 'live alone'". The list is accompanied by a series of 'challenges' such as "Caring - How can we encourage and nurture satisfactory relationships, a sense of mutual responsibility and care, the valuing of shared family life". The article provokes thought and discussion.Keyword: Families