Eight Australian picture books that celebrate family diversity
- Written by Sarah Mokrzycki, PhD Candidate and sessional lecturer/tutor, Victoria University
The official label used by the Australian government to define a traditional family (a two parent family with biological or adopted children only) is “intact”: Not damaged or impaired in any way. Complete. Whole. Unbroken.
This is problematic when we think about all the other possible ways to live in a family: blended, step, single parent, foster, or any other family that diverges from we might call the “traditional” family model.
Authors: Sarah Mokrzycki, PhD Candidate and sessional lecturer/tutor, Victoria University
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