The Family and Parenting Institute (FPI) launched a report, Family Trends, at its annual conference on Monday, charting changes in British families since the 1950s.
The report looks at research into the breakdown of the nuclear family, the increase in cohabitation and decrease in the number of people getting married, the rise of mixed heritage families and an ageing population.
It suggests that three major changes will shape the next decade of family policy: a shift in the meaning of 'family' from being centred on the parent-child relationship to the whole family; a change in the father's role, wanting more involvement but living apart; and the effects of having an overall population that is getting older.
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