wouldn t miss for the world (and neither would I for that matter)
is the familiar nightly session of bedtime reading; exploring exotic
lands， learning about witches， monsters， frogs， balloons， airplanes.
alphabets， lost dogs and people of any description.LJ Last night
I chose to read this fair-haired son of mine a children s book ap-
propriately titled \"Families.\" In a very graphic， spirited and adoles-
cent manner， its aim is very similar to the aim of this book which
you hold in your hands.Fl When Kathy and I first began this
project， many moons ago， our very simple goal was to tell you--
and perhaps more importantly show you--that we do not all have
to be the traditional family of yesteryear， the Ozzie and Harriets.
the I Love Lucys， the Father Knows Bests， to be valid， viable， liv-
ing， breathing， functional family units. That does not mean the fami-
ly is dying. But it s clear that the family is changing. [q Of course
the traditional family still exists to some degree. But it is not the
predominant model. According to Miriam Galper， author of Joint
Custody and Co-Parenting， \"The typical American family is more
myth than reality. Today s typical American family life might in-
clude divorce， remarriage or two children from previous marriages
~.. my children， his children， our children， various in-laws， ex-laws，
and so on?[] It s these newer alternative family forms， as
well as the traditional families that we d like to introduce within
the pages of this book. Join us for a look at joint custody families，
how they deal with schedules， conflicts， communication between
ex-spouses， and most importantly， how the children are faring. We ]]
show you how several single parents deal with the problems of over-
whelming responsibility， financial concerns， and coping without
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