Anne Bernstein, Ph.D

Psychologist and family therapist Anne Bernstein’s doctoral work laid the foundation for sex education work with parents and children that produced an original and then a 1994 update of Flight of The Stork: What Children Think (and When) about Sex and Family Building. Liberally sprinkled
with humorous and enlightening anecdotes and interviews with children, Flight
of the Stork helps parents understand how children experiencing several stages
of cognitive development between two and teens change their understanding of how people get babies and what family relationships mean. The Perspectives Press update
of Flight of the Stork contains, in addition to the core which pertains to
all families, special chapters focusing on more complex family issues: adoption,
collaborative reproduction, step families and gay and lesbian families.

This material and the material from her book on step families from another publisher (Yours,
Mine and Ours) provide the foundation for frequent speaking and writing. Anne’s
own family includes sons by birth and through step-parenting. Contact Dr. Bernstein
via e-mail at anneberns@wrightinst.edu or by phone (Pacific time) at her office: (510) 549-0598.

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