The transgender child / Stephanie Brill and Rachel Pepper.

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, m...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Brill, Stephanie A. (Author)
Pepper, Rachel (Author)
Language:English
Published: San Francisco, California : Cleis Press, [2008]
Subjects:
Gender nonconformity.
Transgender children.
Transgender youth.
Gender-nonconforming children.
Gender-nonconforming youth.
Gender identity.
Transgender people.
Transsexualism.
Gender Identity.
Child.
Adolescent.
Local Note:
MSU: Gift of Gordon Clay, 2015.
MSU: The material is stored offsite in Remote Storage. Please contact Special Collections 3 working days in advance if you wish to use it.
Physical Description:xvii, 252 pages ; 22 cm
Format: Book
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.