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ERIC Number: EJ584426
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0044-0728
"Can Tommy and Sam Get Married?" Questions about Gender, Sexuality, and Young Children.
Cahill, Betsy J.; Theilheimer, Rachel
Young Children, v54 n1 p27-31 Jan 1999
Discusses how early childhood teachers can become more comfortable with young children's questions about sexual orientation and social conventions. Summarizes research findings about children's developing sexuality, and describes how teachers can respond when issues of children's developing sexuality arise in classrooms. Suggests appropriate ways to talk to families about sexual orientations and societal mores. (KB)
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Parent Teacher Cooperation, Preschool Education, Preschool Teachers, Sexual Identity, Sexual Orientation, Sexuality, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Student Relationship, Young Children
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Social Conventions