Table of Contents; I Parenting in Planned Lesbian Families - Introduction; II Lesbian families and family functioning: An overview; III Planned lesbian families: Their desire and motivation to have children; IV Experiences of parenthood, couple relationship, social support, and child rearing goals in planned lesbian families; V Family characteristics, child rearing and child adjustment in planned lesbian families; VI Minority stress, experience of parenthood, and child adjustment; VII Discussion; References; Summary; Curriculum Vitae; List of publications |