The Briefing 04-08-16

Gender-confused kids need the truth, not hormone treatment or sex reassignment surgeryScientific American Mind (Francine Russo) — Young and Transgender: How Best to Help Them Thrive American College of Pediatrics — Gender Ideology Harms Children

Parents reading to their children: an invaluable gift or an "unfair" advantage?Wall Street Journal (Clare Ansberry) — What You Miss After Your Child Learns to ReadNational Review (Katherine Timpf) — Professor: If You Read To Your Kids, You’re ‘Unfairly Disadvantaging’ OthersNew York Times (Mujib Mashal) — To Feed Hungry Minds, Afghans Seed a Ravaged Land With Books