SINGLE
MOTHERS BY CHOICE: A GUIDEBOOK FOR SINGLE WOMEN WHO ARE
CONSIDERING OR HAVE CHOSEN MOTHERHOOD (1997)
By Jane Mattes. Published by Times Books ISBN: 0812922468 |
| Written
by a single mother by choice who is a psychotherapist
and director of the US support organisation "Single
Mothers by Choice" since 1981, this book is highly
recommended to those who are considering whether this
option is right for them. Adoption as well as insemination
by a known or unknown donor is discussed, with advice
about making written agreements with known donors. There
is a particularly helpful chapter about coping with the
lack of a Daddy figure in a child's life, and the special
child development issues. |
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Available
to buy, priced £10.00 including postage.
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THE
COMPLETE SINGLE MOTHER (2000)
By Andrea Engber and Leah Klungness Published by Adams
Media Corporation. ISBN: 1580623026 |
| An
American book which explores single parenting by choice
as well as by chance. It offers advice on becoming pregnant,
pregnancy and birth, raising children without a partner,
and maintaining relationships beyond the family unit.
Rather negative about men. |
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IT'S
A FAMILY AFFAIR: THE COMPLETE LESBIAN PARENTING BOOK (2001)
By Lisa Saffron. Published by Diva Books. ISBN: 187374162-6 |
| The
author is the founder of Pink Parents UK, and runs workshops
for lesbians considering self-insemination. Topics covered
include recruiting and screening of donors, getting pregnant,
family relationships, legal recognition and dealing with
prejudice. The book is easy to read and includes interviews
with older children of lesbian mothers. |
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GROWING
UP IN A LESBIAN FAMILY: EFFECTS ON CHILD DEVELOPMENT (1997)
By Fiona L. Tasker and Susan Golombok Published by the
Guilford Press. ISBN: 157230412X
Based on a study of 25 children growing up in a family
with a lesbian mother, the book examines the psychological
effects, and confronts myths and stereotypes. |
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