Parenting 2SLGBTQIA+ Children and Teens

Resources for parents and guardians of 2SLGBTQIA+ children and teens

Updated June 13, 2023
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Families in transition : parenting gender diverse children, adolescents, and you
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Paper Book
Families in Transition: Parenting Gender Diverse Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults is a compilation of clinically oriented articles, research, and case material authored by mental health and medical experts, both nationally and internationally known, as well as first-person narratives...
Raising the transgender child : a complete guide for parents, families & caregiv
Angello, Michele
Paper Book
Written by top experts in the field, Raising the Transgender Childoffers much-needed answers to all the questions parents and other adults ask about raising and caring for transgender and gender diverse children: Is this just a phase? Did I do something to cause this? How do we protect...
This is a book for parents of gay kids : a question & answer guide to everyday l
Owens-Reid, Dannielle
Paper Book
Written in an accessible Q&A format, here, finally, is the go-to resource for parents hoping to understand and communicate with their gay child. Through their LGBTQ-oriented site, the authors are uniquely experienced to answer parents' many questions and share insight and guidance on both emotional...
The transgender teen : a handbook for parents and professionals supporting trans
Brill, Stephanie A.
Paper Book
Is it just a phase, a fad, or a real issue with your teen? This comprehensive guidebook explores the unique challenges that thousands of families face every day raising a teenager who may be transgender, gender-variant or gender-fluid. Covering extensive research and with many personal interviews,...
Rainbow relatives : real-world stories and advice on how to talk to kids about L
Karatas, Sudi
Paper Book
Whether you have your own questions because you're preparing to come out to your kids, or you aren't sure how to explain to your kids why their uncle has a boyfriend or why their friend has two mommies, this book can help. With an entertaining and educational approach to educating yourself and your...
Gender born, gender made : [online electronic audiobook] raising healty gender-n
Ehrensaft, Diane
Audiobook
No two children who bend the "rules" of gender do so in quite the same way. Felicia threw away her frilly dresses at age three. Sam hid his interest in dolls and "girl things" until high school-when he finally confided his desire to become Sammi. And seven-year-old Maggie, who sports a boys'...
Coming out, coming home : helping families adjust to a gay or lesbian child /
LaSala, Michael C.
Paper Book
The discovery that a child is lesbian or gay can send shockwaves through a family. A mother will question how she's raised her son; a father will worry that his daughter will experience discrimination. From the child's perspective, gay and lesbian youth fear their families will reject them and that...
The gender creative child : pathways for nurturing and supporting children who l
Ehrensaft, Diane
Paper Book
In her groundbreaking first book, Gender Born, Gender Made, Dr. Diane Ehrensaft coined the term gender creative to describe children whose unique gender expression or sense of identity is not defined by a checkbox on their birth certificate. Now, with The Gender Creative Child, she...
The transgender child : [online electronic book] a handbook for families and pro
Brill, Stephanie A.
Ebook
This comprehensive first of its kind guidebook explores the unique challenges that thousands of families face every day raising their children in every city and state. Through extensive research and interviews, as well as years of experience working in the field, the authors cover gender variance...
Unconditional : a guide to loving and supporting your LGBTQ child /
Eriksen, Telaina
Paper Book
Guidance on Providing Loving Support to Your LGBTQ Child Winner of the Sixth Annual Bisexual Book Award for Non-fiction, 2017 #1 Bestseller in Lesbian Studies Unconditional: A Guide to Loving and Supporting Your LGBTQ ChildĀ provides parents...
Raising them : our adventure in gender creative parenting /
Myers, Kyl.
Paper Book
"What did you have? A boy or a girl?" Kyl and Brent imagined it would be years before their child would identify with a gender. Until then... As a first-time parent, Kyl Myers had one aspect dialed in from the start: not being beholden to the boy-girl binary, disparities, or...
Helping your transgender teen : a guide for parents /
Krieger, Irwin
Paper Book
Going through puberty and adolescence presents unwelcome changes for many transgender youth, and this book provides advice to parents of transgender teens to help them understand what their child is experiencing and feeling during this challenging time. Addressing common fears and...

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