Designing Your New Modern Family

Parenting partnerships is once again making national headlines and we are thrilled that FamilyByDesign is featured in a new Huffington Post article that discusses the new “modern family.” It’s important for articles such as this one to be out there for everyone to read and think about. Opening up the national discussion on this topic will not only bring awareness to the concept and idea of having two loving, caring individuals who are in a non-romantic relationship share parenting duties, but will also let folks know there are other options when it comes to having a family.

…But while June Cleaver of “Leave It To Beaver” may continue to loom large in our Norman Rockwell vision of a family, today’s reality is more Liz Lemon from “30 Rock.” Today, most of us have friends who are in their late thirties, unmarried and just haven’t found the right person to spend their life with yet. Or maybe it’s you, the overachieving, career-driven worker, living in a big city where being unmarried in your thirties is perfectly normal. With television shows like “Modern Family” and “The New Normal” depicting new methods of raising a family, is the 30-something generation ready for new parenting options that break free of expectations that were created centuries ago?

It’s exciting to see the positive response parenting partnerships has received in the media. And really, just like the article says, we all know someone or might be that someone who is ready for a family but not in a “traditional” place in their lives. Co-parenting is now a game changer! What are your thoughts? Click the link above and sound off on the Huffington page.