Book excerpt: The demographics of family structure has come a long way. The typical mother and father figures can now be two mothers, two fathers, single parents and mother and father. We come from all cultures and continents and family is more than mom and dad. In many cultures the immediate family consists of the mother, father and grandparents with other extended family members. The Colors Of Family needed to be written to show children that family is more about the people who love and care for you than what society teaches us it "should" be. There's no right or wrong here...there's just love.