The DEL-Lesbian Parenting Book: A Guide to Creating Families and Raising Children - Softcover

Clunis Ph.D, D.Merilee; Green, G. Dorsey

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1878067680 ISBN 13: 9781878067685

Publisher: Seal Press, 1995

Synopsis

Two lesbian therapists who are also parents cover such topics as artificial insemination, adoption, combating hatred of homosexuals and racism, and "coming out" to children and families, and present the latest information on child development. Original. IP.

About this title

From Library Journal:

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
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Seal Press
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 1878067680
• ISBN 13: 9781878067685
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 450