There have been a number of social, political and economic shifts that have played a major role in constraining, enriching, mediating, and altering everyday family interactions and family practices. These include globalization, economic instability, neo-liberal government paradigms, a culture of consumerism, technological advancements, shifting demographics, and changing parenting ideologies. This book considers what advancements have been made in family leisure research over the past two decades within the context of a rapidly shifting society and examines potential new directions for scholarship. The book begins with an emphasis on the need for scholarship that explores diverse constructions of family and provides a call to action for family-centered scholars to engage with broader social issues. An interdisciplinary collection of authors argue the importance of expanding understanding of family to include older adults, highlight the missing perspectives of recreation and leisure agencies in family scholarship, and examine the ways in which information communication technology may alter family leisure. Authors also consider the dominance of particular theoretical perspectives, and the limitations and consequences of such perspectives, to understand the complexity, diversity and richness of the lived family experience. The chapters were originally published in a special issue of Leisure Sciences.