The transgender child
What do you do when your son insists on wearing a dress to school? Or when your toddler daughter's first sentence is that she's a boy? Offering an extensive understanding of gender-variant and transgender youth, The Transgender Child answers these questions and more. Covering developmental...
| Main Author: | Brill, Stephanie A. |
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| Other Authors: | Pepper, Rachel. |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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San Francisco, Calif. :
Cleis Press,
Ã2008.
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Table of Contents:
- Is my child transgender?
- Family acceptance : from crisis to empowerment
- Developmental stages and the transgender child
- Start where you are : moving from damaging to effective parenting practices
- Transition decisions : when should I let my child live as their preferred gender?
- Disclosure : whom to tell, how, why, and when
- The educational system and your family
- Medical issues for transgender children
- Legal issues to consider
- Appendix 1: Who will be role models for our children?
- Appendix 2: Sample doctor's letters.