# Politics and worldview

**Should we share our politics with our child?**

Whether your child hears your political and moral views, several views, or none, and how you handle disagreement within the family.

In short: Parents choose between 4 main approaches: Keep politics away from children; Present several views; Share ours, tolerate dissent; Raise them in our worldview. Evidence: your call. No outcome evidence picks a winner. Preference, culture, money and logistics decide. Best settled: school age.

- Area: Values, character and family culture
- Evidence: Your call
- Best settled: School age
- First published: 2026-10-03
- Last updated: 2026-10-05
- Page: https://www.raisingyourchild.com/topics/values-character-and-family-culture--politics-and-worldview

## Politics and worldview: what are the options?

1. **Keep politics away from children**: You do not discuss politics around the child.
2. **Present several views**: You explain how different people see an issue.
3. **Share ours, tolerate dissent**: You say what you believe and accept that the child may disagree.
4. **Raise them in our worldview**: You bring the child up to share your beliefs.

## Politics and worldview: what does the evidence say?

**Your call.** No outcome evidence picks a winner. Preference, culture, money and logistics decide.

Only 16% of US parents call it very important that children share their political views

Sources:

- [Pew](https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2023/01/24/parenting-in-america-today/)

## What else is worth knowing?

Parents pass on their view of the world whether or not they intend to. Some keep politics away from children; others share their views or raise children within them. Partners with different politics need to agree on how they will handle disagreement in front of the child.

## Questions to ask each other

- How much do our political views show at home?
- How would we feel if our child disagreed with us?
- What would we do when relatives raise politics?

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General information, not medical advice. Two parents can each answer this and compare: https://www.raisingyourchild.com/explore?cat=values-character-and-family-culture&topic=values-character-and-family-culture--politics-and-worldview