Diversity?

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I also have a number of books depicting other family models outside the nuclear, showing diversity of race, age, sexuality and ability. I don't make a big deal out of it so as to try and respect parent's choices but I make it a normal part of my program and available to all children in the hopes that they will at least develop tolerance and differences and an open and anti oppressive opinion towards others....at least to the extent a child can at this point. As soon as I show parents pictures of how happy their sons are playing with dolls they pretty much all go out and buy one for their son to have at home. I think that at least is becoming more common. My group is all boys right now and there are just days where I will lose my mind if I see any more cars lol but no matter what, a boy can make an automobile out of anything. Last time we had the dolls out, my 2 1/2 dcb was pretending his doll was a plane lol cutest thing ever.