What makes a family? There are many definitions.  

Two-parent, parents apart, dual-custody family.

Two-parent, single-custody, disputed custody family .

Single-parent, absent father family. 

Single-parent, absent mother family. 

Grandparent-head-of-family. 

Step-family, with bio mother. 

Step-family, with bio dad

Adopted. 

Foster family, neither bio-parent has custody. 

Institutional life. 

Homeless kids that live and network on the street, that form a sorta-family. 

This section is meant to help you understand how different living situations help or hurt young people. 

But I won’t immediately have a chapter for each type of family.  This is a work in progress.

Eric J. Rose
middlegrademysteries.com.