Enough With Donuts With Dads and Muffins With Moms—Let’s Make All School Events Inclusive

Connecting with students’ families is an important part of creating a strong school community. And by family we mean the people who are most important in your students’ lives. Whether that’s the traditional definition of mom and dad, or one mom, or two dads, or grandma or grandpa, or a very loving caregiver.

Sponsoring events, like Muffins with Mom or Donuts with Dad, that bring people in and build community is a great idea. But sometimes, without realizing it, we put labels on events that may put some people off. The last thing we would ever want to do is exclude those kids whose family may not be considered traditional.

Here are a few tips that will help you be more conscious of your verbiage and make sure your community events are welcoming and successful for everyone.