You'll Be a Wonderful Parent: Advice and Encouragement for Rainbow Families of All Kinds

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Youll Be a Wonderful Parent, Jasper Peach provides a practical and emotional guide for LGBTIQA+ families around the arrival of a new baby.

Becoming a parent is already a challenging time, even more so if you dont see yourself reflected in mainstream parenting resources, culture or even language. But alphabet soup families are also in the unique position of being able to intentionally build their own family structure and create an environment of huge love and belonging for their children. This little book holds the readers hand through the journeys of both birth and non-birth parents,with advice on everything from to dealing with others definitions of your family, to finding the right medical care and communities, and of course making sure that you take a lot of naps before the baby is born.

Beautifully illustrated by Quince Frances, Youll Be a Wonderful Parentis unlike any other book on the market in its inclusive and celebratory approach to queer parenting, and there is something for everyone to learn from the values and experiences of rainbow families. Full of warmth and personality, thisis the perfect book for new or expecting parents of all descriptions.

Author Bio

Jasper Peach lives on stolen Dja Dja Wurrung Country in Castlemaine, Victoria,with their wife and two children. They are a trans, non-binary and disabled writer, editor and broadcaster. They are passionate about equitable access and inclusion, with a strong focus on storytelling centred around the dismantling of misplaced shame. Jasperserved as guest co-editor for Archer Magazines 16th edition, and theirwork appears inHireUp, the Sydney Morning Herald,SBS Voices and Weve Got This, a book aboutparenting with a disability.