The Stream

Family on your own terms

The Stream looks at ‘co-parenting’ and why some people are taking this path.

Photo via Flickr user Colin Bowern [Creative Commons]

How do you define a family? The decision to “co-parent” a child offers people the ability to achieve having a family unit, but with someone who doesn’t have to be a romantic partner. This is often an alternative to surrogacy, adoption or anonymous sperm donation. On Monday’s show, we’ll explore why people choose to co-parent instead of taking the traditional relationship route, and ask is this a growing trend? Will these parents ever be fully accepted into our understanding of what family is? Join us at 19:30 GMT.

In this episode of The Stream, we speak to:

Ivan Fatovic @ivanfatovic
Founder and CEO of Modamily
modamily.com

Dawn Pieke @dawnpieke
Co-parent to baby girl
co-parentingre-imagined.blogspot.com

Fabian Blue @fabianblue
Co-parent to baby girl
co-parentingre-imagined.blogspot.com

Rachel Hope
Co-parent of two children
partneredparenting.com

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