Other Kinds of Families by
The authors contend that the vast diveristy found in schools and society today suggests an urgent need to reconsider the ways in which families are currently represented and addressed in school curriculum and culture. In this important volume, they provide critical and theorectical analyses combined with narrative experiences to address such issues as multi-generational views of the schooling experience of immigrant families, the education needs of gay and lesbian families, the representation of adoption and adoptive families in children's literature, and the experiences of homeless students and their families within the educational system.
Diversity in Early Care and Education by 
Creating Welcoming Schools by
Introduction : welcoming all families -- Exploring memories of school -- Writing cultural memoirs -- Learning with and from families -- Developing photography and other avenues to learning with families -- Engaging in genuine dialogue -- Inviting dialogue at the conference table -- Creating dialogue throughout the year -- Engaging families -- Engaging families in classroom projects -- Collaborating for a more just society -- Advocating and teaching together -- Transforming schools through "true partnerships".
Empowering Family-Teacher Partnerships by
Contemporary family lives and early childhood learning environments -- Developing a guiding philosophy of family involvement -- Benefits of family involvement for children -- Benefits of family involvement for families and teachers -- Normed families: single-parent families, stepfamilies, and grandparents as caregivers -- Emerging and vulnerable families: gay and lesbian families and families living in poverty.
How Caregiving Affects Development by
A lifespan perspective on caregivers / Kim Shifren -- Children as caregivers to their ill parents with AIDS / Laurie J. Bauman ... [et al.] -- Adolescent caregivers / Connie Siskowski -- Emerging and young adulthood and caregiving / Mary Dellmann-Jenkins and Maureen Blankemeyer -- I owe it to them : understanding felt obligation towards parents in adulthood / Catherine H. Stein -- Women at mid-life : stress and rewards of balancing parent care with employment and other family roles / Mary Ann Parris Stephens ... [et al.] -- The importance of context and the gain-loss dynamic for understanding grandparent caregivers / Julie Hicks Patrick and Eric A. Goedereis -- Afterword / Kim Shifren
Family Pictures (Cuadros de Familia) by
The author describes, in bilingual text and illustrations, her experiences growing up in a Hispanic community in Texas.
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All Families Are Special by
Students in Mrs. Mack's class describe their families--big or small, living together or apart, with two moms or none--and learn why every family is special and important.
The Family Book by
Represents a variety of families, some big and some small, some with only one parent and some with two moms or dads, some quiet and some noisy, but all alike in some ways and special no matter what.
Who's in My Family? by
Nellie and her little brother Gus discuss all kinds of families during a day at the zoo and dinner at home with their relatives afterwards.
Families by
Presents brief interviews with children from fifteen diverse American families--including large, small, mixed-race, immigrant, gay and lesbian, divorced, single-parent, religious, adoptive, and special-needs families--about their parents, siblings, lifestyles, and traditions, and includes photos of each family.
All Kinds of Families by
Explores in words and pictures what a family is and how families vary in makeup and life-styles.
