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Ulysse et Alice: A guide to understand Gay and Lesbian parents

Article published on October 28, 2007 in Lesbian Mothers Association by Mona Greenbaum

Sorted in Queer parenting, Dossiers, Tools for reaching out

Expanding Children’s Understanding of Families with Gay and Lesbian Parents
A guide to accompany the illustrated children’s book « Ulysse et Alice »

MONTREAL – October 20 2007 – The Lesbian Mothers Association has created a French-language resource kit to help teachers and educators working with young children to present and demystify families with same-sex parents. The resource kit is intended to supplement the book Ulysse et Alice, for classroom use.

Ulysse et Alice is a superb French-language picture book for children, published in Quebec, that shows, with humour and tenderness, the reality of families with gay and lesbian parents.Written by Ariane Bertouille and beautifully illustrated by Marie-Claude Favreau, the book introduces Ulysse, a 7-year old boy living with his two mothers, who would love to adopt a pet mouse, Alice. Ulysse was born into a family with two parents of the same sex a reality that is shared by thousands of children born in Quebec.

The resource kit is destined for adults who work with young children. The goal of the kit is to underline the fact that families with gay and lesbian parents are just one amongst a constellation of diverse families that children will encounter in their everyday lives.

Through the use of the book Ulysse et Alice and its accompanying resource kit, adults can demystify this kind of family and also help children who have gay or lesbian parents feel included in the classroom setting.

The kit consists of four self-contained modules; all are designed to help teachers enhance respect and inclusiveness in the classroom. They are available as PDF files to download in full colour, but can be printed in black and white as well.
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Two classroom activities which can easily be adapted to the age of the particular group. These modules complement the Preschool and Primary School Education Programs of the Quebec Ministry of Education by providing information on practices that foster the acquisition of competencies.u003cbr>
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A module identifying questions often asked by young children with ageappropriate answers.u003cbr>
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A module of particular interest to school administrators which can be helpful when answering parents' or collegues' questions regarding the necessity of including families with same-sex parents in the school curriculum.u003cbr>
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Beautiful full colour illustrations by the book's illustrator Marie-Claude Favreau to highlight the many forms that families can assume.u003cbr>
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Written by the Association des mères lesbiennes in conjunction with the Commission scolaire de Montréal, this beautiful resource kit will help to enhance children's understanding and respect of family differences.u003cbr>
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u003cb>About the Lesbian Mothers Associationu003c/b> (LMA) Founded in 1998, the LMA is a bilingual group of lesbian mothers and mothers-to-be providing community, exchanging information, sharing resources and having fun together with our children. The LMA is devoted to defending the rights of tens of thousands of families with LGBT parents. During its nine years of existence the association has greatly contributed to the recognition of LGBT families in Quebec.u003cbr>
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u003cb>Reminderu003cbr>
What u003c/b>: Teachers' resource kit to accompany Ulysse et Alice and to expand children's horizons regarding families with same-sex parents. We encourage you to view this guide online at u003cb>u003cu>u003ca hrefu003d”http://www.aml-lma.org” targetu003d”_blank” onclicku003d”return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)”>www.aml-lma.orgu003c/a> u003c/u>u003c/b>and to add it to your own web site or resource list.u003cbr>
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u003cb>Contactu003cbr>
Mona Greenbaum: (514) 846-1543u003cbr>
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Two classroom activities which can easily be adapted to the age of the particular group. These modules complement the Preschool and Primary School Education Programs of the Quebec Ministry of Education by providing information on practices that foster the acquisition of competencies.
A module identifying questions often asked by young children with age–appropriate answers.
A module of particular interest to school administrators which can be helpful when answering parents’ or collegues’ questions regarding the necessity of including families with same-sex parents in the school curriculum.
Beautiful full colour illustrations by the book’s illustrator Marie-Claude Favreau to highlight the many forms that families can assume.

Written by the Association des mères lesbiennes in conjunction with the Commission scolaire de Montréal, this beautiful resource kit will help to enhance children’s understanding and respect of family differences.

About the Lesbian Mothers Association (LMA) Founded in 1998, the LMA is a bilingual group of lesbian mothers and mothers-to-be providing community, exchanging information, sharing resources and having fun together with our children. The LMA is devoted to defending the rights of tens of thousands of families with LGBT parents. During its nine years of existence the association has greatly contributed to the recognition of LGBT families in Quebec.

Reminder
What : Teachers’ resource kit to accompany Ulysse et Alice and to expand children’s horizons regarding families with same-sex parents. We encourage you to view this guide online at www.aml-lma.org and to add it to your own web site or resource list.

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