“This beautifully written, meticulously well-researched book is a godsend for parents and professionals.”
Shannon Price Minter
Legal Director, National Center for Lesbian Rights
The Transgender Child: Table of Contents
- Forward by Dr. Norman Spack of Children’s Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School
- Introduction
- 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
- Conclusion
- Appendix 1: Who Will Be Role Models for Our Children?
- Appendix 2: Sample Doctor's Letters
Cleis Press, June 2008. ISBN 978-1-57344-318-0
Trade paper 5.5 x 8.5, 300 pages
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