http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2014/09/18/the-biggest-difference-between-liberal-and-conservative-parents/By Aaron Blake September 18 at 12:50 PM
When it comes to child-rearing, American parents are largely on the same page -- regardless of their political beliefs.
Except when it comes to two things: religion and tolerance.
As the below chart from the Pew Research Center shows, conservative parents are much less interested than liberal parents in teaching their children about tolerance, while liberal parents are far less interested in instilling religious faith. No other values tested by Pew come close to those gaps.
But lest you believe our children are all being reared in vastly different ways as the country has become more polarized, a bit of solace: The core values of American parents are largely universal.
Here's Pew's breakdown:
Virtually every sector of the political continuum values responsibility and hard work highly -- though "consistent liberals" are a fair amount less apt to emphasize both -- and being well-mannered and helping others are also top priorities.
So we've got that going for us. Which is nice.
