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"The Two-Parent Privilege: How Americans Stopped Getting Married and Started Falling Behind" is a book that explores the benefits of marriage for children and its contribution to economic inequality in the United States. The author, Kearney, argues that children of married parents have access to more resources and that the declining proportion of children growing up with married parents is a factor in growing inequality. However, the book does not provide evidence on how increasing marriage rates would improve children's outcomes compared to other policy interventions. It also fails to address the potential harms of promoting marriage as a solution to poverty and overlooks the impact of structural racism on marriage, poverty, and policy. Overall, the book does not significantly contribute to the existing scholarly literature on the topic. [Extracted from the article]

This review provides an overview of Margaret Rustin's book "Finding a way to the child: Selected papers 1983-2021," which delves into the development of child psychotherapy theory and practice in the United Kingdom. The review acknowledges the need for child psychotherapy to adapt to societal changes, such as immigration and the dissolution of the British Empire. It also draws comparisons between the evolution of psychoanalytic therapy in the UK and the United States. The review emphasizes the importance of considering social context and cultural diversity in psychotherapy, particularly in addressing the needs of immigrant families and individuals who have experienced displacement. The text explores the use of play in child psychoanalysis and the role of the analyst in interpreting and engaging with the child's play. It also discusses the technical and theoretical adaptations made by psychoanalysts when working with specific diagnostic groups, such as children on the autistic spectrum and narcissistic patients. The author highlights the significance of interventions that challenge and disrupt the symptoms and patterns of these patients to promote self-regulation and growth. Additionally, the text explores the extension of psychoanalytic techniques to work with patients from diverse cultural and socio-economic backgrounds, emphasizing the importance of inclusivity and understanding. The author suggests that psychoanalytic clinicians should reflect on their own biases and prejudices to create a more diverse and inclusive practice. [Extracted from the article]

"Reproduction Reconceived: Family Making and the Limits of Choice after Roe v. Wade" by Sara Matthiesen explores the limitations of reproductive choice for women in the United States after the landmark Supreme Court case. The author argues that access to legal abortion alone does not grant women full autonomy, as they also need resources to create families. The book examines various challenges faced by women in family-making, including legal biases against lesbian parents, obstacles faced by incarcerated women, healthcare inequalities, and the lack of state support such as paid parental leave and childcare. The author also highlights the efforts of anti-abortion organizations in providing assistance to pregnant women, albeit with strings attached. The book concludes that barriers to family-making persist, including recent threats to abortion access and ongoing healthcare inequalities. [Extracted from the article]

I Changing Sexualities and Parental Functions in the Twenty-First Century i , edited by Cândida Sé Holovko and Frances Thomson-Salo, undertakes to introduce North American analysts to the work of a diverse group of Latin American thinkers and clinicians, all working in the interrelated arenas of gender, sexuality, and parenthood. Especially in the areas of gender and sexuality, where much has been written in recent years, the new ideas and approaches described may lead to a strengthening and refinement of both theory and clinical practice. While the book concludes with a somewhat essentialist falling-back on the notion of the mother, the essays in the book more readily lend themselves to the idea of a "good parent's body", regardless of gender identification. [Extracted from the article]

Using a sophisticated Bourdieusian frame, Friedman and Laurison in a UK-based study have made a novel and substantial addition to the literature. Friedman and Laurison make short work of these rationales. [Extracted from the article]

An introduction to a symposium on the economic conditions of African American women is presented, with focus given to such topics as single-parent families, education for African American women, and employment, as well as health and wealth disparities.

Two-income families can barely afford the fixed costs (house, car, education, health care) of the middle class, and single-income families are in even worse financial trouble. Consumer debt soared when interest-rate deregulation created a climate of easy credit. Families should try to lower their fixed expenses, determine if they could survive on a single income and make backup plans in case of a financial crisis. [Extracted from the article]

A review of the book "The June Boys," by Court Stevens, is presented.

Reviews the book 'The Boys and Girls Book About One-Parent Families,' by Richard Gardner.

A review of the book "Home in the Woods," by Eliza Wheeler, is presented.

Reviews the book 'Moving Up and Out: Poverty, Education, and the Single Parent Family,' by Lori Holyfield.

Reviews the book "Single-Parent Families," by Kris Kissman and Jo Ann Allen.

Reviews the book 'The Parents Without Partners Sourcebook,' by Stephen L. Atlas.

Reviews the book 'Coram's Children: The London Foundling Hospital in the Eighteenth Century,' by Ruth McClure.

Reviews the book 'The One-Parent Family: perspectives and annotated bibliography,' 4th ed., by Benjamin Schlesinger.

A review of the book "Just Under the Clouds," by Melissa Sarno, is presented.

A review of the book "Finding Yvonne," by Brandy Colbert, is presented.

A teenage boy with attention issues tries to escape his small town in Washington by stealing and crashing small planes from local airfields. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Reviews the book "50 Wonderful Ways to Be a Single-Parent Family," by Barry G. Ginsberg.