"Daddy's Gone and He'll Be Back in October": Farm Women's Experiences of Family Leisure (Report‪)‬

Introduction Research has identified the value and significance of family leisure on family life. Parents see family leisure as an important way to build and strengthen the family, and mothers in particular, put considerable time and effort into organizing and facilitating family activities (Harrington, 2005; Larson, Gillman, & Richards, 1997; Shaw, 2001). However, most of the research on family leisure has taken place within an urban or suburban context, and has typically focused on traditional white middle-class families. Clearly there is a need to expand this research to other types of families to obtain a more complete understanding of this form of leisure practice (Shaw, 1997).