How have you, or someone you have known, dealt with one or more of these challenges? Based on your reading, what advice do you have for that family, based on the information provided in the text?

Discussion 14-Diverse Family Structures

Read Chapters 16, 17, and the Epilogue of your text, and then choose one of the following family types—step/blended, gay/lesbian parents, or divorced—and outline the specific challenges that these families are at risk of facing. How have you, or someone you have known, dealt with one or more of these challenges? Based on your reading, what advice do you have for that family, based on the information provided in the text? Then discuss what you think the future holds for parents and families, especially in terms of their structure and the benefits/risks current trends hold for children.