'[Parenting] brings together a few decades' worth of empirical work on the effects of family structure on children's development and is expected to set the agenda for future family policy. The book challenges myth after myth about the 'best' way to bring up children.' - Times Higher Education Supplement
'One of the saddest stories I heard when I was researching my book was from an adoptive mother, Anna. She said: "When my mother-in-law knew that I was having problems conceiving, she told my husband, if you're going to adopt, never, ever expect me to think of them as my grandchildren".' - Susan Golombok, in Red magazine, 2000
'This book will interest anyone who works with families. It clears up many misconceptions and stereotypes about the "ideal" family and encouragingly suggests that early life events do not necessarily send us on one path, improvements to family circumstances can counteract potentially adverse early experiences.' - Emma Dodd, Staffordshire County Psychological Service, BPS Division of Educational and Child Psychology Newsletter
Susan Golombok is Professor of Psychology and Director of the Family and Child Psychology Research Centre at City University, London. She is a leading international authority on the effects of non-traditional families on children's development.