Parents are the primary sources of security and soothing, critical for
optimal child development.
A parent who is available to provide emotional nurture, support and
unconditional positive regard, is one who is
emotionally aware of their child's emotional life, attended to their child's
needs, and available for support, reassurance and
guidance.
LGBT children are at a high risk of experiencing parental rejection, for
many reasons.
Parents often experience grief, loss, shame, and fear around their child's
sexual or gender diversity, whether that child
has "come out" or not. This can lead to micro-aggressions and small
corrections that instill a sense of shame or fear in a child who
is perceiving that their behavior or being is distressing. Children seek
security at all costs, and will modify their behavior and presentation in
order to
avoid such rejection and secure the love of their parents.
If you are reading this, you are seeking information about the best ways to
love and support your child, and that means dealing with your own
feelings so that you can be available to your child.
A Soul has no Gender: Love and acceptance through the eyes of a mother of
sexual and gender minority children.
Denise Ajeto, PsyD.
Transgender 101
Is my child transgender?
My Child is Transgender: 10 Tips for Parents of Adult Trans Children
Matt Keily
Safe Schools Coalition
Trans Kids Purple Rainbow Foundation
Trans Youth Family Advocates
Trans Youth Family Advocates is a national organization dedicated to
education, support and advocacy for gender variant youth, transgender
youth and their parents.
PARENT SURVEY - Currently conducting an online survey for parents,
grandparents and caregivers in order to gather more accurate information
about the statistical occurance of gender variance, and family
responses. This will help agencies like TYFA lobby more effectively for
health and civil rights for our gender variant kids.
Website:
http://imatyfa.org/
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