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Written by two experienced lesbian therapists and parents, this second edition of Lesbian Parenting has been updated to reflect the contemporary cultural and political landscape, as well as current trends in parenting. Drawing on the real-life experiences of lesbian families and the latest information from family specialists, the authors present detailed, chapter-by-chapter information on each stage of parenthood and child development. New material includes information on circumcision, Internet safety, legal hoops for non-custodial parents, the facts about late-in-life pregnancies, moms working inside and outside of the home, and more. An essential text for every lesbian who is involved in--or considering--raising a family.

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• Note to the New Edition(p. ix)
• Introduction: Navigating the Journey of Lesbian Parenting(p. 1)
• Section 1 Our Lives as Lesbian Families(p. 7)
• 1 We're Here to Stay: Our Unique Families(p. 9)
• What's It Like Being a Lesbian Family?
• Structure and Language
• Coming Out
• The Strengths of Our Families
• A Challenge to Sexism
• Egalitarian Arrangements
• More Room at the Table
• A Wide Support Network
• A Broader Perspective
• Our Evolving Families
• 2 Starting Out: Alternative Insemination, Foster-Parenting and Adoption(p. 19)
• Children--To Have or Not to Have?
• Pregnancy via Alternative Insemination
• An Insemination "Prep Talk"
• A Word About HIV and AIDS
• The Great Lesbian Sperm Chase
• A.I. with a Known Donor
• Romancing the Syringe: At-Home Insemination
• Getting Pregnant the Old-Fashioned Way
• When You Can't Conceive
• Foster-Parenting
• Loving and Letting Go
• Adoption
• Crossing Ability, Cultural and Racial Lines
• Agency Adoption
• Foster-Adopt Programs
• Independent Adoptions
• International Adoptions
• How Do I Know If I Like Having Children in My Life?
• 3 Branches on Our Family Tree: Partners, Fathers, Siblings and Others(p. 41)
• What's in a Name?
• Beyond Our "Job Descriptions"
• Fathers and Other Men in Our Lives
• Fathers via Marriage
• Donors: Anonymous or Known?
• Fathers via Chosen Family
• Father Fantasies
• Male Role Models
• Changing Relationships
• Extended Family: From "Goddess-Parents" to Grandparents
• The Significance of Siblings
• New Visions
• 4 Coming Out to Our Children and Families(p. 61)
• Defining Our Terms: Coming Out, Heterosexism and Homophobia
• The Advantages of Coming Out to Our Children
• Intimacy vs. Secrecy
• Open Communication
• Self-Esteem
• The Risks of Coming Out to Our Children
• How to Come Out to Children
• "But What's a Lesbian?": Coming Out to Young Children
• "What If She Hates Me?": Considerations with Adolescents
• Coming Out to Adult Children
• Coming Out Transgendered
• Navigating in the World: Our Children's Issues
• Full Circle: Coming Out to Our Family of Origin
• When Lesbian Becomes Parent
• When Parent Becomes Lesbian
• 5 Engaged Parenting: Communication and Conflict Resolution(p. 86)
• Caring Communication
• Listening So Children Will Talk
• Talking So Children Will Listen
• Setting Limits
• Resolving Conflicts Constructively
• Parents as Models
• Resolving Conflicts with Young Children
• Sibling Rivalry
• Resolving Conflicts with Adolescents
• The Tradition of Family Meetings
• When to Get Help
• 6 Helping Our Children Through Loss and Divorce(p. 112)
• The Stages of Grief
• Supporting Your Child Through the Grieving Process
• Helping Your Child Face Death
• Death of a Child
• Divorce
• Navigating Divorce: The Challenges for Parents
• What Divorce Does to Kids: Short Term
• What Divorce Does to Kids: Long Term
• Telling Your Child About Divorce
• Lesbian Divorce
• 7 Confronting Racism and Building Rainbows(p. 132)
• How Racist Are We?
• Defining Our Terms
• How Racism Affects Individuals
• How Racism Affects Families
• Thinking About Adoption and Race
• Living in an Interracial Adoptive Family
• "You Picked Me Out!": How Children Perceive Race and Adoption
• Interracial Couples with Children
• Raising Bias-Free Children
• Building Self-Esteem and Positive Racial Identity
• Confronting Racist Comments
• When Your Child Practices Racism
• When Your Child Experiences Racism
• Walking Our Talk
• 8 Celebrating Our Lives: New Family Traditions(p. 153)
• Reclaiming Rituals and Building Traditions
• Everyday Rituals
• Earthly Delights
• Holiday Celebrations
• LGBT Pride Holidays and Celebrations
• Spur-of-the-Moment Gatherings
• Birthdays and Rites of Passage
• While We're Apart
• Death
• Creating Your Family Traditions
• Section 2 Parenting Our Children as They Grow(p. 167)
• 9 At the Very Beginning: Pregnancy and Childbirth(p. 169)
• Great Expectations
• A Pregnancy Preview
• Getting Support
• A Word for Adoptive Parents-to-Be
• Days in the Lives of Pregnant Lesbians
• Childbirth
• Getting Quality Prenatal Care
• Birthing Issues for the Pregnant Mother
• ... and Her Partner
• Labor Preparation: From Birthing Classes to Popsicles
• Giving Birth at a Hospital
• At a Birthing Center
• A Home Birth
• Miscarriage and Stillbirth
• 10 Your New Baby: The First Eighteen Months(p. 186)
• Development Guideposts
• Newborn to Six Months: Pee, Poop, Tears ... and Smiles
• Six to Eighteen Months: Learning Through Movement
• Parenting Issues
• Who Does What?
• Family and Friends: Help or Hindrance?
• Out in the World
• Child-care Choices
• Safety
• 11 Parenting the Toddler: Eighteen Months to Thirty-Six Months(p. 203)
• Development Guideposts
• Physical Skills
• Cognitive Advances
• Psychological
• Social Development
• Parenting Issues
• Becoming Independent
• "I Go Potty!"
• The Gentle Art of Discipline
• She Said ... She Said: Being Consistent as a Couple
• Support Groups and Play Groups
• Out in the World
• Toddler "Outings"
• Out at Work
• Couple Time
• 12 The Emerging Child: Three to Six Years(p. 220)
• Development Guideposts
• Spirals of Change
• Physical Skills
• Cognitive Advances
• Emotional
• Social Development
• Gender and Sexuality
• Parenting Issues
• Moms as Mirrors
• The "Why" Years
• Out in the World
• Structured Environments: Preschool and Kindergarten
• Safety
• Religious Groups
• International and Interracial Adoptions
• Time Out for Relationships
• You and Your Partner
• Educating Your Extended Family
• 13 Logic and Rules; Fairness and Morals: Six to Ten Years(p. 239)
• Development Guideposts
• The Logical Child
• Rules and Moral Reasoning
• Emotional
• Social Development
• Physical Skills
• The Playing's the Thing
• Parenting Issues
• Playing by the Rules
• Values--Yours, Mine and Ours
• Vacations Without the Kids
• Out in the World
• Sports
• School
• Sex Education
• The World Wide Web
• Moving and Making Friends
• 14 The Journey of Adolescence: Not Necessarily a Nightmare(p. 259)
• Four Myths About Adolescence
• Adolescent Development: An Overview
• Early, Late or on Time
• Skills: Now You See Them, Now You Don't
• Raising Boys ... and Raising Girls
• The Damaging Messages Our Daughters Hear
• Putting Your Own Adolescence in Perspective
• Keeping Adolescents Safe
• Shifting the Parenting Gears
• Engaged Parenting ... Adolescent-Style
• 15 On the Road to Adulthood: Ten to Fourteen Years(p. 277)
• Development Guideposts
• Physical Changes
• Sexual Awakening
• Intellectual and Moral Development
• Emotional Growth
• Is This Problem Serious?
• Depression
• Suicide
• Eating Disorders
• Parenting Issues
• Separation and Independence
• School and Social Life: Get Involved or Steer Clear?
• 16 Independence and Identity: Fourteen to Eighteen Years(p. 303)
• Development Guideposts
• Intellectual and Moral Development
• Emotional Growth
• The Social Scene
• The Golden Age of Friendship
• Parenting Issues
• Is Your Teen's Having a Job Good or Bad?
• Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll
• Is This Problem Serious?
• Drug and Alcohol Problems
• The Academic Slide
• Other Behavior Problems
• 17 Stepping into New Roles: Our Adult Children(p. 330)
• The Launching Years
• Family Occasions: Fun or Fearful?
• Meeting Your Child's Partner
• The Challenge of Weddings
• From Moms to Grandmoms
• Hey, Mom, I'm Home Again
• Resources(p. 347)
• Appendices(p. 352)
• A Second-Parent Adoption(p. 352)
• B Alternative Insemination and Infertility Workups(p. 354)
• C Sample Parenting Agreement(p. 358)
• D The Test of Twelve(p. 360)
• Notes(p. 361)
• General Bibliography(p. 369)
• Selected Bibliography(p. 386)
• Index(p. 394)
• Acknowledgments(p. 402)
• About the Authors(p. 405)

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Library Journal Review

Clunis and Green have put together a wonderful guide for lesbian parents and parents-to-be. Drawing on their own and others' experiences, the authors address many of the problems that lesbian parents have to face. These problems vary from deciding how to get pregnant to dealing with homophobic ex-spouses, involuntary "outing" by children, and questions about why their family is so different. Clunis and Green devote much of the book to giving a quick but thorough rundown on the developmental stages children go through. They cover issues all parents have to face, lesbian or not, from prenatal care to how to live with an adult child who has returned home. The book does have a few problems-the chapter on dealing with confronting racism is unnecessarily preachy, for instance-but they do not detract from the overall quality. The appended list of parenting and gay and lesbian resources is particularly useful. This book deserves a place in every public library.-Pamela A. Matthews, Missouri Western State Coll., St. Joseph (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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D. Merilee Clunis, Ph.D., and G. Dorsey Green, Ph.D. are lesbian psychologists in private practice with extensive experience in counseling lesbian parents. They live with their families in Seattle