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The Institute's summary of the publication
Remaking Families shows that, contrary to popular belief, most
mothers, fathers and children appear to be living productive
personal and family lives six or so years after the parents
separated.
The Institute's two earlier works, Settling Up and Settling Down
told the history of the parents. Remaking Families adds the
voices of the children and describes what can happen when
families have time to readjust to the crisis of separation.
Among this large group of ordinary Australians, most have
attempted to come to grips with the adjustments demanded of
them.
The book portrays how parents and their children negotiate old
and new relationships, and how new roles and old feelings
affect their sense of wellbeing.
The variety of post-divorce families and the patterns that emerge
suggest there is no one golden rule in adapting to divorce.
Some families experience multiple changes, others lead quite
stable lives. Some do not fare well economically, others are
comfortably established. Children in sole-mother families and
step-families could and did do well.
Owner: Kathleen Funder