Supporting Your Transgender Child after They Come Out

How To Support Transgender Youth in Your Life - Family Equality

Listen and Follow Their Lead ... When your child tells you they are not the gender they were assigned at birth or are questioning that assignment, it's really ...

Tips from a Therapist and Mother on Parenting a Transgender Teen

It can be helpful to discuss the steps to transition and the timing of each step. There will be lots to discuss on how you can best support your ...

HRC | Transgender Children & Youth: Understanding the Basics

Always use the name and pronouns that align with your child's gender identity. · Be your child's advocate – call out transphobia when you see it and ask that ...

My minor child is trans, how do I support? I don't want to miss ...

Listen to the doctors recommendations, and above all else, listen to and trust your child. Only they know what's going on in their head. Only ...

How to support your Transgender Child - GenderGP

Love them unconditionally · Help them choose a name and pronouns · Affirm their gender by using the correct language · Offer mental health support and counselling.

How to support my 15yearold son who identifies as transgender ...

Don't try to tell your child WHAT he feels, or what he SHOULD feel. They didn't choose to feel these things, and they are NOT a reflection on ...

Resources for Families of Transgender & Gender Diverse Children

Educate yourself and other family members on the best ways to affirm and support your transgender or gender diverse child and put these behaviors into practice.

Supporting Transgender and Gender Diverse Kids and Their Parents

Follow your child's lead on who they want to tell and when. For example, they may want to start by coming out to immediate family only and that ...

Parents: what to do if your child comes out as trans - THE MIDST

Ask what your young person wants to be shared, and to whom, and when. If they have new preferred pronouns, want to be called by a different ...

Supporting Your Transgender Child after They Come Out

It is important for doctors to know that your child is transgender, especially when it comes to navigating insurance cards, name and pronouns.

Supporting Your Transgender or Nonbinary Child

Accept their identity. Rejection from parents can be profoundly damaging to a child who is questioning their gender identity. Most young people that come out as ...

My Child Is Trans—How Can I Support Them Without Messing Up?

If your child isn't fully verbal or literate, lead story time with age-appropriate books and model positive expressions. Most importantly, let ...

Supporting your transgender child - Mermaids

His story shows how easing friends into the conversation and letting them explore it in their own way can help a trans child when coming out. And most ...

Transgender Children | Supporting Their Gender Identity

How Can I Support My Transgender Child? ... One of the most important parts of being an ally is confidentiality. If your child doesn't want to publicly come out, ...

Tips for Supporting Your Transgender Child - Strong Family Alliance

Appreciate when a young person comes out to you. ... Coming out is scary. Your transgender child has probably tested you with a series of trials over time – ...

If your kid just told you they're trans, here's what you should know

For parents struggling with complicated family relationships, Goepferd recommends finding support from another parent of a transgender child, a ...

Supporting Transgender, Non-binary, and Gender-Expansive Children

In our recent survey of parents of trans youth, the vast majority report that they are accepting of their child's gender identity, but have found it difficult ...

Advice from a transgender woman on how to raise a transgender child

More than anything children need their parent's love and support. Parents may not be exactly sure how to do that with a transgender child. Let them know you are ...

Supporting Your Child on Their Transgender Journey

Let your child “come out” on their own terms and in their own way. Coming out is when a person is open about their gender identity with family, ...

How parents can support a child who comes out as trans

Parents can recognize their kid's bravery and show gratitude by saying, “Thank you for letting me know.” Also, explicitly say you love them.