The priority nature that the family policy has for the Czech
Republic accentuates families with dependent children in view
of the unfavourable demographic development, which is –
specifically in the Czech Republic – accompanied by especially
intensive ageing of the population, combined with many negative
socioeconomic consequences.
The current Czech family is confronted with a number
of socioeconomic obstacles, social pressures, cultural value
transformations and contradictions as well as high demands
in relation to child education and care. All these aspects make
the conditions for its smooth functioning less favourable and
the fulfilling of its needs more difficult.