From the promise to invest in health visitors and relationship support, to the commitment to reduce educational inequalities, the Prime Minister's rhetoric on families has remained consistent.
But with nearly four years until the next general election, new policy announcements were thin on the ground at the Conservative Party conference earlier this month.
In his keynote speech to delegates, David Cameron restated pledges to "make this the most family-friendly government the country has ever seen" and transform the lives of the 120,000 most troubled families "by the end of this parliament".
He also reiterated plans to remove barriers to adoption, recognise marriage in the tax system, accelerate the academies programme and triple the reach of the National Citizen Service by next year.
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