The Transgender Child: A Handbook for Families and Professionals
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The Transgender Child: A Handbook for Families and Professionals

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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, legal, medical, and school issues, The Transgender Child is a comprehensive, first-...more
Paperback, 200 pages
Published June 28th 2008 by Cleis Press
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A much-needed addition to the contemporary parenting book selection, The Transgender Child is a comprehensive, informative resource. By combining research and personal stories, the authors present a text that will prove itself indispensable not only for parents and families of transgender children, but also for anyone who works with young people.

Many families today are facing the challenges and joys that come with raising a transgender child. This experience can be confusing, frustrati...more
jessi lee
jessi lee rated it 4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for: families of trans or gender-questioning children
well, this book meets a need. the target audience is well-intentioned, kinda vaguely feminist & vaguely familiar with the concept of transgender families with kids under 18 who are trans or gender questioning. as you get further from this experience, the book becomes less helpful.

some things about it i really enjoyed. the stories from different families about their experiences with having a trans kid. the overwhelming number of positive stories where families are really trying ...more
Angie
Angie rated it 4 of 5 stars
2nd good book I read on trans... This is from a different perspective than the 1st I read. The focus on trans children is especially important to me, as that is the original purpose of my reading into this subject. However, the added information about steps in the development of a trans person was helpful. It is filled with hope for the future, of further understanding and compassion from the American culture towards trans people... I recommend this book to everyone, as it will help you beco...more
Peg
unfortunately this book caters to parents of very young children, and does not necessarily provide any real information other than "acceptance". While this is perfectly fine, it is not enough for those of us looking for answers.
Cameron
it was very full of information about, pretty much everything.
Tammyserra
Great book to help understand the spectrum of gender.
Gendercast
Great resource for parents of trans/gnc kids!
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This is an interesting book. I only read it because I am dealing with this in the classroom. Really cutting edge information. I borrowed it from the library and only had one chapter to go when my bag was stolen out of my car toady. But I got the idea. Really great info for any family or school whom are dealing with gender issues. Lots of first hand stories that added a lot to the book.
Cathy
Cathy marked it as to-read
Stephanie Brill wrote the Essential Guide to Conception, Pregnancy, and Birth for Lesbians and is one of the founders of Maia Midwifery. I'm guessing this is good on gender, and has half-decent but incomplete nods to class & race issues.
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