► sower CONTENTS Page 3 The American Family ... What It Was, What It Is, What It Will Be Page 4 Religion's Role: When God Takes Center Stage Page 5 TV: The Modern Babysitter? Page 6 Same Sex Parents: Life with Two Moms Page 7 Crime and the Broken Home: When Dad Leaves Home Pages 8-9 The Brandt Family: A Family Larger Than Life Page 10 Divorce and the Family: Growing up on a Battlefield Page 11 Interracial Families: When Love Is Stronger than Page 12 Single Parents: Challenge's of Doing it Alone Page 13 Refugee Families: The New Melting Pot Page 14 The Nee Family Page 15 Daycare's Role: A Parent's Partner? Editors: Shaun Sartin, Kiley Timperley Reporters: Jeff Griesch, Paula Lavigne, Adeana Leftin, Kristine Long, Tom Mainelli, Michelle Paulman, Rainbow Rowell, Jeffrey Robb, Kim Spurlock, Anne Steyer, Matthew Waite. Photographers: Jeffrey Haller, Travis Heying, William Lauer. Artists: James Mehsling, Amy Schmidt Special Thanks: Brian Shellito, Jeff Clarkson, Mai Pham On the Cover: 1910 photograph of the Nelson and Smith family children in front of the Nelson’s sod house near l ake Ericson Neb Photo by John Nelson. Illustration by James Mehsling