Take heart : a story for modern stepfamilies / Chloe Shorten.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shorten, Chloe, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Families--Australia.

Families.

Stepfamilies--Australia.

Stepfamilies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (189 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Carlton, Victoria : Melbourne University Press, 2017.

Summary:

These days, families come in all shapes and sizes. They move from one state to create a family in another. They combine into new homes, take holidays with blends of children and parents from different households. They invent routines and rituals to establish their own rhythms. And don't forget the double sets of school uniforms and pyjamas under different roofs. Welcome to the new normal of family life for many Australians. It is a path Chloe Shorten has walked. Chloe was surprised at the lack of helpful information and unexpected tripwires for those not fitting the traditional cookie-cutter model. She was also heartened by the sensible advice she unearthed, the resilience of her children and the joy of watching her husband become a father three times over. Chloe tells of her own quest to create a new normal. Honest, sincere and warm hearted, this is a story of the modern household and explores the idea of who qualifies as 'a family' in the twenty-first century.

Contents:

Intro

Title

Copyright

Contents

The book I wanted to read

1 Mine is a modern Australian family

2 A new normal

3 Resilience-A pilgrim's progress

4 Don't listen to the haters

5 Recognising the turning points

6 Five years on

7 When Mummy is okay

8 The upside (is in the research)

9 I wish I'd known then what I know now

10 It takes a village to raise a family

Bibliography

Acknowledgements

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-522-87133-X

OCLC:

973478716