Talking to Children About Our Families: A Free Online Resource
Family Equality Council has put together a a wonderful, free guide to Talking to Children About Our Families. The guide uses age-appropriate language and example answers for some of the tougher questions children of same-sex families face.
According to FEC:
The presumption of a mother and father creating a child (which may be valid for some of our children) is one with which our children will be saturated through their daily interactions with children’s books, the media, school personnel, peer discussions and exposure to various family models. It is your job as a parent, whether you identify as part of the LGBTQ community or not, to teach your children about different family constellations.
Raising a child in a non-traditional family presents a number of unique challenges, but this guide helps prepare parents for those inevitable bumps. Click here to read: Talking to Children About Our Families (pdf)
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