For modern societies, modern instrumental and immanent values and the global value of children (encompassing both) are distinguished. It will be analysed, whether in Germany between 1979 and 2005 these values have changed, whether they depend on the embedding in family and religion, on the family life cycle and resources, and whether these changes persist even if these personal conditions are about to be controlled. In West Germany, immanent and instrumental values have increased between 1988 and 2005, although with variations. In addition, the immanent und global value decrease slightly between 1979 and 2005. Following from that, the simplest interpretation is that there is no visible change. In East Germany, values are higher on both time series. Values of children are determined by the embedding in family and religion, but not by the family life cycle and resources. The differences between the analysed dates and between East and West Germany persist even if the embedding in family and religion, the family life cycle and resources are methodological controlled.