10:00-11:00

Coffee and registration

10:30-11:00

Press conference

11:00-11:15

LR Parliament deputy Mrs. Ingūna Rībena

LR Parliament deputy Mr. Ainars Baštiks

Representative of Riga City Council

11:15-11:30

Mag.Philol. Inese Šlesere, LR Parliament deputy

Theme: „The State’s Responsibility in Developing Family Policy”

11:30-11:45

M.D. Catherine Vierling, European Forum for Human Rights and Family matters secretary general (France)

Theme: „Development of EU politics and its tendencies in issues of natural family”

11:45-12:00

M.A. Lawrence D. Jacobs (USA), Vice President World Congress of Families. Theme: „World’s tendencies in Family issues. Threats and Possibilities.”

12:00-12:15

Dr.Med. Gunta Ancāne, Associated professor, psychotherapist, Head of RSU psychosomatic medicine department, board member of Latvia’s psychotherapist association.

Theme: „Family's role in maintaining person's psychological and physical health. Disease prevention”.

12:15-12:30

Dr.Philol. Skaidrīte Gūtmane, Associated profesor, Latvia Christian Academy rector.

Theme: „The Role of Training in the Welfare of the Family’s”.

12:30-12:45

Wally Schoon (Sweden), professor of psychology.

Theme: „Importance of Marriage in raising children”

12:45-13:00

Irēna Kondrāte, "Society Health Agency” Head of Health promotion and Prevention department.

Theme: „Family’s role in Society’s Health Prevention”.

13:00-14:00

Lunch

14:00-15:30

Workshops

1. Workshop – „Marriage as the Foundation of Family”, conducted by LR Parliament deputy, former Minister of Children’s, Family and Societal Integration Mag.Hist. Ainars Baštiks

- Spiritual bases of marriage

- Definition of spiritual concepts in family context

2. Workshop – „Family's role in maintaining person's psychological and physical health. Disease prevention”

Conducted by Dr.med. Gunta Ancāne, Associated profesor, psychotherapist, Head of RSU psychosomatic medicine department, board member of Latvia’s psychotherapist association.

- Influence of marriage in the relationship between man and woman

- Influence of marriage in raising children

- Influence of marriage and family on children’s psychological development

3. Workshop – „The Role of Education in a Family’s Welfare”, conducted by Head of Latvia Christian Teacher’s Association Skaidrīte Starka

- Children’s education as  the priority of the Family

- Introduction of Life education in schools

4.workshop – „Development of Politics for Support of Natural Family”, conducted by LR Parliament deputy Inese Šlesere

15:30-16:00

Coffee break

16:00-16:45

Workshop presentations

16:45-17:00

Closing, signing the resolution