Vida Česnuitytė is Professor of Sociology at the Mykolas Romeris University, Lithuania.Gerardo A. Meil Landwerlin is Professor of Sociology at the Autonomous University of Madrid, Spain.Jesús Rogero-García is an Associate Professor at the Autonomous University of Madrid, Spain.Irma Budginaitė‐Mačkinė is Associate Professor of Sociology at Vilnius University, Lithuania.

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• IntroductionChapter 1. Theoretical and Methodological Approaches on Families Facing Hard Times in European Context; Vida Česnuitytė, Irma Budginaitė-Mačkinė, Gerardo A. Meil Landwerlin, and Jesús Rogero-GarcíaPart I. ChallengesChapter 2. Families, Generations and Care Facing Covid-19 in Italy; Isabella Crespi and Marta ScoccoChapter 3. The Dynamics of Homeschooling during the Pandemic According to Family Configurations; Jacques-Antoine Gauthier and Jean-Marie Le GoffChapter 4. Mission Impossible: Care, Teleworking and Work-Life Balance in Pandemic Times; Vicente Díaz Gandasegui, Begoña Elizalde San Miguel, and María Teresa Sanz GarcíaChapter 5. Ukrainian Families Navigating Displacement and Uncertainty in Lithuania and Portugal; Iryna Huliuk and Irma Budginaitė-MačkinėPart II. StrategiesChapter 6. Into the Unknown? Longitudinal Evidence on Single Mothers’ Coping with Worries during the Covid-19 Pandemic in Austria; Vera Dafert, Sabine Erben-Harter, and Ulrike ZartlerChapter 7. Parenting Ideals among Finnish Mothers Living in Economic Hardship; Mia Tammelin, Katja Repo, and Katri Otonkorpi-LehtorantaChapter 8. The Struggle for Recognition: Doing Parenthood with Neurodivergent Children; Cecilie K. Moesby-Jensen, Lene S. K. Schmidt and Jimmy KrabChapter 9. Access to Early Childcare and Education in Contemporary Europe: Who is Being Left Out?; Irina Fernández Lozano and Cristina Castellanos-SerranoChapter 10. Handling Present and Future Uncertainty: Ukrainian Transnational Families in Sweden and Romania Strategizing Their Lives in Protracted Displacement; Oksana Shmulyar Gréen and Svitlana Odynets OPEN ACCESSPart III. Family PoliciesChapter 11. Tracing Gaps in Inclusiveness of European Parenting Leave Policies; Dimitrina Ivanova and Anna KurowskaChapter 12. Work-Life Balance Measures for Fathers as an Instrument to Foster Gender Equality in Family Work: The Experience of Spain; Gerardo A. Meil Landwerlin and Jesús Rogero-García OPEN ACCESSChapter 13. Support for Single Mothers in Different Welfare States: Lithuanian Single Mothers in Germany, Norway and the UK; Greta SkubiejūtėChapter 14. Italian Families and Work-Life Balance: Post-Emergency Regulatory Frameworks and New Workplace Organization; Luca Pesenti and Sara MazzucchelliConclusionChapter 15. Critical Insights on Lives of Families Facing Hard Times in Europe; Jesús Rogero-García, Gerardo A. Meil Landwerlin, Irma Budginaitė-Mačkinė, and Vida Česnuitytė

Vida Česnuitytė is Professor of Sociology at the Mykolas Romeris University, Lithuania.Gerardo A. Meil Landwerlin is Professor of Sociology at the Autonomous University of Madrid, Spain.Jesús Rogero-García is an Associate Professor at the Autonomous University of Madrid, Spain.Irma Budginaitė‐Mačkinė is Associate Professor of Sociology at Vilnius University, Lithuania.

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• IntroductionChapter 1. Theoretical and Methodological Approaches on Families Facing Hard Times in European Context; Vida Česnuitytė, Irma Budginaitė-Mačkinė, Gerardo A. Meil Landwerlin, and Jesús Rogero-GarcíaPart I. ChallengesChapter 2. Families, Generations and Care Facing Covid-19 in Italy; Isabella Crespi and Marta ScoccoChapter 3. The Dynamics of Homeschooling during the Pandemic According to Family Configurations; Jacques-Antoine Gauthier and Jean-Marie Le GoffChapter 4. Mission Impossible: Care, Teleworking and Work-Life Balance in Pandemic Times; Vicente Díaz Gandasegui, Begoña Elizalde San Miguel, and María Teresa Sanz GarcíaChapter 5. Ukrainian Families Navigating Displacement and Uncertainty in Lithuania and Portugal; Iryna Huliuk and Irma Budginaitė-MačkinėPart II. StrategiesChapter 6. Into the Unknown? Longitudinal Evidence on Single Mothers’ Coping with Worries during the Covid-19 Pandemic in Austria; Vera Dafert, Sabine Erben-Harter, and Ulrike ZartlerChapter 7. Parenting Ideals among Finnish Mothers Living in Economic Hardship; Mia Tammelin, Katja Repo, and Katri Otonkorpi-LehtorantaChapter 8. The Struggle for Recognition: Doing Parenthood with Neurodivergent Children; Cecilie K. Moesby-Jensen, Lene S. K. Schmidt and Jimmy KrabChapter 9. Access to Early Childcare and Education in Contemporary Europe: Who is Being Left Out?; Irina Fernández Lozano and Cristina Castellanos-SerranoChapter 10. Handling Present and Future Uncertainty: Ukrainian Transnational Families in Sweden and Romania Strategizing Their Lives in Protracted Displacement; Oksana Shmulyar Gréen and Svitlana Odynets OPEN ACCESSPart III. Family PoliciesChapter 11. Tracing Gaps in Inclusiveness of European Parenting Leave Policies; Dimitrina Ivanova and Anna KurowskaChapter 12. Work-Life Balance Measures for Fathers as an Instrument to Foster Gender Equality in Family Work: The Experience of Spain; Gerardo A. Meil Landwerlin and Jesús Rogero-García OPEN ACCESSChapter 13. Support for Single Mothers in Different Welfare States: Lithuanian Single Mothers in Germany, Norway and the UK; Greta SkubiejūtėChapter 14. Italian Families and Work-Life Balance: Post-Emergency Regulatory Frameworks and New Workplace Organization; Luca Pesenti and Sara MazzucchelliConclusionChapter 15. Critical Insights on Lives of Families Facing Hard Times in Europe; Jesús Rogero-García, Gerardo A. Meil Landwerlin, Irma Budginaitė-Mačkinė, and Vida Česnuitytė

Vida Česnuitytė is Professor of Sociology at the Mykolas Romeris University, Lithuania.Gerardo A. Meil Landwerlin is Professor of Sociology at the Autonomous University of Madrid, Spain.Jesús Rogero-García is an Associate Professor at the Autonomous University of Madrid, Spain.Irma Budginaitė‐Mačkinė is Associate Professor of Sociology at Vilnius University, Lithuania.

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• IntroductionChapter 1. Theoretical and Methodological Approaches on Families Facing Hard Times in European Context; Vida Česnuitytė, Irma Budginaitė-Mačkinė, Gerardo A. Meil Landwerlin, and Jesús Rogero-GarcíaPart I. ChallengesChapter 2. Families, Generations and Care Facing Covid-19 in Italy; Isabella Crespi and Marta ScoccoChapter 3. The Dynamics of Homeschooling during the Pandemic According to Family Configurations; Jacques-Antoine Gauthier and Jean-Marie Le GoffChapter 4. Mission Impossible: Care, Teleworking and Work-Life Balance in Pandemic Times; Vicente Díaz Gandasegui, Begoña Elizalde San Miguel, and María Teresa Sanz GarcíaChapter 5. Ukrainian Families Navigating Displacement and Uncertainty in Lithuania and Portugal; Iryna Huliuk and Irma Budginaitė-MačkinėPart II. StrategiesChapter 6. Into the Unknown? Longitudinal Evidence on Single Mothers’ Coping with Worries during the Covid-19 Pandemic in Austria; Vera Dafert, Sabine Erben-Harter, and Ulrike ZartlerChapter 7. Parenting Ideals among Finnish Mothers Living in Economic Hardship; Mia Tammelin, Katja Repo, and Katri Otonkorpi-LehtorantaChapter 8. The Struggle for Recognition: Doing Parenthood with Neurodivergent Children; Cecilie K. Moesby-Jensen, Lene S. K. Schmidt and Jimmy KrabChapter 9. Access to Early Childcare and Education in Contemporary Europe: Who is Being Left Out?; Irina Fernández Lozano and Cristina Castellanos-SerranoChapter 10. Handling Present and Future Uncertainty: Ukrainian Transnational Families in Sweden and Romania Strategizing Their Lives in Protracted Displacement; Oksana Shmulyar Gréen and Svitlana Odynets OPEN ACCESSPart III. Family PoliciesChapter 11. Tracing Gaps in Inclusiveness of European Parenting Leave Policies; Dimitrina Ivanova and Anna KurowskaChapter 12. Work-Life Balance Measures for Fathers as an Instrument to Foster Gender Equality in Family Work: The Experience of Spain; Gerardo A. Meil Landwerlin and Jesús Rogero-García OPEN ACCESSChapter 13. Support for Single Mothers in Different Welfare States: Lithuanian Single Mothers in Germany, Norway and the UK; Greta SkubiejūtėChapter 14. Italian Families and Work-Life Balance: Post-Emergency Regulatory Frameworks and New Workplace Organization; Luca Pesenti and Sara MazzucchelliConclusionChapter 15. Critical Insights on Lives of Families Facing Hard Times in Europe; Jesús Rogero-García, Gerardo A. Meil Landwerlin, Irma Budginaitė-Mačkinė, and Vida Česnuitytė