Acknowledgements
I would like to sincerely thank the editor of the Journal of Family Studies, Dr Kay Cook, and the editorial board for their support of this special issue. I would also like to thank all the anonymous referees who generously gave their time to review papers that were submitted for consideration for the special issue. A particular thanks also to the referees who met requests for quick turnaround of reviews over the Christmas holiday period. The final articles contained in this special issue benefitted significantly from the referees’ diligent efforts.