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Stepfamilies/Blended Families
Families in which a mother or father with one or more children from a previous marriage has remarried, sometimes to new partners with children of their own.
Families with Children
Family units that consist of parents and one or more offspring age four through 12.
Single Parent Families
Family units which consist of either a father or a mother and one or more children.
The above terms and definitions are part of the Taxonomy of Human Services, used here by permission of INFO LINE of Los Angeles.