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The article “The Family of a Different Feather”, talks about the issue of same-gender parents and how to explain it to a curious, young child using a children’s book. Pederson suggests that children are mostly “egocentric”, unable to grasp the emotional simplicities between two parents of the same gender. Pederson goes on to explain that it is unfortunate our society has deemed a children’s book as “most challenged and inappropriate material for its age group” only based on the forbidden of same-sex parenting. Although the same-sex issue is not easy to explain to children, it is good to educate children instead of sheltering them from the world we live in. One of the first childhood lessons of where babies come from involves the necessity of a man and a woman. This causes a problem in understanding as to how a child could have two moms or two dads. The book “And Tango Makes Three” is revered by Pederson as a great way to educate questioning children. Just as the issue indicates same-sex , the matter of love between parent and child is the same for all types of families. The claim, or thesis, for this article is that a children’s book should not be banned. Although the topic is still touchy, the book would be highly useful for answering questions about homosexual parents by representing equality. I agree that children, especially ones that like to read, should have access to a book focused on answering questions through story and evaluation. A few warrants provided include a child’s assumption that all parents involve of one mother and one father, that it is impossible for a child to have two parents of the same gender, and that explaining the subject is better left short. The backing includes that children’s mind state for understanding sexuality is extremely limited, so creating a brief and appropriate answer is tough. Also, it is better to repeat a simple answer since the child is more likely to understand the issue than listen to a variation of