Coparenting in latino families

Abstract

Coparenting, the way parent/parent-figures work together when raising their child(ren), is a relatively new family process construct that is related to but distinct from the quality of parents' relationship and parenting behaviors. Family systems theory and empirical research indicate that coparenting is linked to parenting and child adjustment (Feinberg, 2003 ); however, much of the coparenting research has focused on White, middle-class, two-parent, or pos-divorce families. Less is known about coparenting in ethnically and culturally diverse families and whether this process has similar predictors and consequences. Given that family process may be different in ethnically and racially diverse families, we might also expect coparenting to differ.