| − | |Parents learn throughout the series that discipline is the only way to raise a child. They deal with the problems of family life with humor. Abortion is looked at as a abnormal alternative to unplanned pregnancies, which all but one end in either adoption or keeping the child. The only abortion in the show is shown to have emotional consequences on the mother. | + | |Four children deal with family problems and parenting. The season potrays discipline as positive, as the parents learn that a lack of discipline creates rebellious teenagers. Abortion is seen as abnormal. The only unplanned pregnancy that ends in abortion is shown to have devestating effects on the mother. The rest of the children are either adopted or raised by the parents. |