“ The structure that marriage provides appears to help parents maintain the kind of consistent, moderate discipline to which children respond, even when the marriage is less than ideal, ” write Linda J. Waite and Maggie Gallagher in their book The Case for Marriage.
„ Paistab, et ka siis, kui abielu pole kuigi ideaalne, aitab abielukeskkond vanematel järjekindlalt ja parajuse piires lapsi distsiplineerida ning lastel seda vastu võtta, ” kirjutavad Linda Waite ja Maggie Gallagher raamatus „The Case for Marriage ”.