You are the number one most important factor in your kid’s overall well-being.
You are the number one most important factor in your kid’s overall well-being.
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The Gender Journey
A Path For Parents From Confusion, Fear, And Doubt To Clarity And Confidence.
The gender journey for a parent follows a path that usually starts with a lot of fear and confusion. As you work your way through this first phase, which may involve some denial and bargaining, you find yourself squarely faced with the reality that your child is dealing with significant gender stuff and needs your help to navigate it. If in this process you realize your child is trans, non-binary, or gender expansive, you quickly set out on a quest to find accurate information about what to do to help your child and to figure out if this is even something you need to deal with…
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EXPLORE ARTICLES
Coming Out as the Parent of a Trans Child: What to Say, Who to Tell, and How to Do It
How to Tell Family Your Child is Transgender There's a saying in the trans community: “When a child comes out [...]
Holding Our Children Close: A Message from Dr. Shawn for Transgender Day of Remembrance
A message from Dr. Shawn V. Giammattei, Founder & Director, TransFamily Alliance Every November 20th, our community pauses. We say [...]
Resources for Parents of Trans Youth: Finding Support for Transition Decisions
Somewhere along your family's gender journey, the questions start to shift. "Is this real?" becomes "What do we do next?" [...]
How to Support Your Child’s Gender Transition as a Parent: Phase 4 of the Gender Journey
When your child is ready to begin transitioning — in whatever form that takes — it can feel like you've [...]
Lo Que Me Hubiera Gustado Que Mis Papás Hubieran Sabido Acerca de Ser Trans
Hoy te comparto estos pensamientos después de años de vivir la diversidad de género; hago un alto y volteo hacia atrás con nostalgia, quizá porque me hubiera gustado que las cosas se hubieran dado de manera diferente o porque los retos han sido muy grandes y siento agradecimiento...
What I Wish My Parents Had Known About Being Trans
Today I'm sharing these thoughts after years of living gender diversity; I pause and look back with a certain nostalgia, maybe because I wish things had gone differently, or because the challenges have been so great and I feel gratitude for where I am today, after so much effort...
They Walked, So You Could Run. But Who Were They? Join Us for Trans History for Troubled Times: An Educational Workshop for Friends and Family
If you're the parent or caregiver of a trans, nonbinary, or gender-diverse young person, you've probably noticed how loud the [...]
What Parents with Trans Kids Want You To Know
This post comes from Juliette Greenham Güémez, one of TFA's Spanish-language facilitators and parent coaches, who co-leads Navegando el Viaje [...]
EXPLORE STORIES
Ongoing Story of a Kid’s Gender Journey – Part 11
This is part of an ongoing series. See the rest of this series here, along with links to other resources [...]
Ongoing Story of a Kid’s Gender Journey – Part 10
This is part of an ongoing series. See the rest of the series here, along with links to other resources [...]
Ongoing Story of a Kid’s Gender Journey – Part 9
This is part of an ongoing series. See the rest of the series here, along with links to other resources [...]
Ongoing Story of a Kid’s Gender Journey – Part 8
This is part of an ongoing series. See the rest of the series here, along with links to other resources [...]
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TransFamily Alliance supports parents from all backgrounds and holds as part of its mission a full commitment to be supportive and accountable to issues of diversity. We welcome all parents regardless of age, race, gender, nationality, sexual orientation, physical ability, thinking style, religion, and physical location to our community and believe that our personal backgrounds bring richness to our community.
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