My Family, Your Family — Content Guide for Parents
Found in this book
- Race & cultureBrief
- Gender & orientationSupporting
Not found
- Violence
- Scary content
- Religion
- Profanity
- Climate
- Sexual content
- Gender roles
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Religion
PRESENTContains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.
About this book
Different can be great!
Makayla is visiting friends in her neighborhood. She sees how each family is different. Some families have lots of children, but others have none. Some friends live with grandparents or have two dads or have parents who are divorced. How is her own family like the others? What makes each one great? This diverse cast allows readers to compare and contrast families in multiple ways.
Frequently asked questions
Is My Family, Your Family appropriate for a 7-year-old?
Makayla's parents come from different racial backgrounds, and one family she visits speaks Spanish at home; the book shows this as part of family variety and describes no discrimination. Makayla visits two families with same-sex parents: two women with no children, and a boy who was adopted and has two dads.
Does My Family, Your Family have violence?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does My Family, Your Family have scary content?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does My Family, Your Family have religion?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does My Family, Your Family have race & culture?
Found (Brief): Makayla's parents come from different racial backgrounds, and one family she visits speaks Spanish at home; the book shows this as part of family variety and describes no discrimination.
Does My Family, Your Family have profanity?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does My Family, Your Family have climate?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does My Family, Your Family have sexual content?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does My Family, Your Family have gender roles?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does My Family, Your Family have gender & orientation?
Found (Supporting): Makayla visits two families with same-sex parents: two women with no children, and a boy who was adopted and has two dads.
