Educating children in the family created in the second marriage in today’s Lithuania

Since the end of the twenty-first century, relationships in the family have been rapidly changing in Lithuania. The changes correspond to changes in the birth‐rate. The former model of birth-rate which was characterized by the prevalence of legitimate children, child-bearing at a younger age and which ensured a change of generations, it was replaced by a new model characterized by having illegitimate children, the postponement of child-bearing, and low birth-rate, which does not ensure a change of generations. Although love relationships, marriage, and children are still considered to be the recognized values, these changes have affected the conception of child’s education in the family and the perception of child as a value. It is therefore relevant to evaluate future spouses’ preparation for a modern marriage and to constantly improve it. Such preparation is usually understood as young people’s readiness for their first marriage. Readiness for the second marriage and child’s education in the second family are no less important though still insufficiently explored empirically and theoretically generalized. This paper explores attitudes to child’s education in the second marriage. The research was conducted inquiring people who wanted to create a family or establish long-term relationships. They were members of the online dating site “Harmonious Couple”Vytauto Didžiojo universitetasŠvietimo akademij