For years, instructors have used talks, speak-outs, and panel discussions so that students could hear the perspective of others. Bringing panel discussions into the classroom can provide valuable experience for students. They allow students to hear viewpoints and arguments of others, in contrast to traditional classroom discussions that only allow students to state their own points of view. The purpose of this project was to examine the effectiveness of moving beyond the textbook and bringing families and pre-service students face to face in an effort to build an understanding and to allow for perspective taking. For this project, a panel of parent volunteers from diverse family structures was assembled to speak to the students. Information was gathered to determine the future of using a panel discussion as a teaching strategy on diverse family structures. Informal information was also collected from the panelists and students. This article shows that panel discussions help teachers build partnerships with families.