I am a big believer that families are made from love not from a man and a women. There are so many different types of families not just the stereotypical mother, father, daughter and son. If I was in contact with a center that thought classrooms should avoid the inclusion of books depicting different types of families I would have a lot to say to them. We as the adults in the educational field are there to make the children feel comfortable and welcome in the classroom. If we do not allow the children to visually see their own family and other families like their own we are making the feel welcomed. It is important that we fill out classroom with pictures and stories of different races, ability levels and types of families. We are not all clones and our individualism is what makes up unique and we want to teach that to children at a young age.
If I had a parent or family member who did not want anyone perceived as homosexual or transgendered I would have to talk to that person about their reasons. I think if it was a family coming to my center I would have to talk to them about their personal opinions behind closed doors and then try to give them an option that suits them, if we could not come to a compromise or I do not have another space open they would have the right to find a different child care facility. I would never want to put a family or my employees in the situation that they would be uncomfortable in. It is was one of my own family members, I could be a little more blunt with them, but in the same respect if we can't come to a compromise they have the right to find childcare else where.
