What This Parent of a Transgender Child Wants You to Know

• By: Terri Cook, BA, MS Author, Speaker, and Advocate
• October 1st, 2016
• cultural competency, discrimination, family support, gender identity, gender-affirming care, healthcare, mental health, transgender youth
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I am the proud mother of two young men, but I didn’t always know I had two sons. For 15 years, I believed I was raising a daughter. My younger child, who I now know is my son, is transgender. My husband and I supported his transition, at 15, from female to male. I’ve been criticized and...

LGBTQ Parenting Issues

• By: Santo Barbagiovanni, LMSW Westchester Jewish Community Services (WJCS)
• October 1st, 2016
• adolescence, family support, identity development, LGBTQ+ youth, mental health, parents and caregivers, stigma, transgender youth
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Adolescence is a time for growth and exploration. In the best of circumstances, children are encountering new experiences, making new friends, pushing limits and testing boundaries, and withdrawing from family to be with friends during this time of rapid development. They are learning social skills...