“My Two Homes”Children’s Picture Books and Non/Normative Imaginaries of Home in Post-Divorce/Separation Families

Walsh, Katie

doi:10.1080/17406315.2018.1507777

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“…Only two books, Jane Severance’s (1979) When Megan Went Away and Lesléa Newman’s (1993) Saturday is Pattyday —both published more than 25 years ago—take up the topic of separation and discuss what it is like for a child and a parent when a relationship ends. By comparison, at least 10 picture books take up the subject of heterosexual divorce (CCBC, 2022; Walsh, 2017). Given the nationwide legalization of same-sex marriage in 2015, formal divorce is still a relative novelty in same-sex relationships and might not have trickled down to the level of children’s literature yet.…”

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The big picture: Representation of LGBTQ characters and themes in picture books available in the United States 1972-2018

Izienicki

2022

Sexualities

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The number of LGBTQ picture books—literary works for children containing lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and queer characters and themes—has increased considerably since 2000. While different segments of this category of books have been examined, there has been a limited examination of the entire genre. Using 234 English-language LGBTQ picture books available in the United States between 1972 and 2018, I conducted a content analysis of the main themes and central characters as well as investigate how the main themes changed over time and the extent to which they reflected the larger historical contexts in which they were created. I find that very few LGBTQ characters are cast as main protagonists and some (i.e., bisexuals) are completely absent. Similarly, I find an increase in diversity of themes over the decades yet with most centering on marriage, parenting, and domesticity. Together, LGBTQ picture books convey a limited view of the LGBTQ lives.

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The big picture: Representation of LGBTQ characters and themes in picture books available in the United States 1972-2018

Izienicki

2022

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“…In addition to the fact that the divorce process is considered a crisis for all family members in the eyes of society and in the literature, its positive consequences have been addressed in some research (Braver & Votruba, 2018;Walsh, 2017). Halligan et al (2014) evaluate that the reduction in the tension between the parents and the parents' efforts to maintain a higher quality relationship with their children in the new order are positive consequences of divorce.…”

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Feeling Like Home Again: After Divorce Processes from Different Family Perspective

Markoç

2023

Journal of Family Counseling and Education

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This study aims to unfold the changing home phenomenon for all family members in the divorce process from different perspectives in the context of feeling like home again. This is a descriptive document review study. The data source of the research consists of articles published and the search made using the keywords divorce, post-divorce parenting, consequences of divorce, home-making practices, and post-divorce sense of belonging. Although the divorce process brings about physical and relational changes in the family structure and hence the home environment, all family members can overcome these painful times with minimum trauma and even have higher well-being than in the pre-divorce period. The children can continue a relationship of love and trust with their parents, and former spouses can withstand the burden brought by divorce much more quickly by feeling like home again.

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‘I’m caught in the middle’: preschool teachers’ perspectives on their work with divorced parents

Levkovich

Eyal

2020

International Journal of Early Years Education

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“My Two Homes”Children’s Picture Books and Non/Normative Imaginaries of Home in Post-Divorce/Separation Families

Abstract: Article (Accepted Version) http://sro.sussex.ac.uk Walsh, Katie (2017) 'My two homes': children's picture books and non/normative imaginaries of home in post-divorce/separation families. Home Cultures, 14 (3). pp. 237-256.

Cited by 4 publications

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The big picture: Representation of LGBTQ characters and themes in picture books available in the United States 1972-2018

The big picture: Representation of LGBTQ characters and themes in picture books available in the United States 1972-2018

Feeling Like Home Again: After Divorce Processes from Different Family Perspective

‘I’m caught in the middle’: preschool teachers’ perspectives on their work with divorced parents

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