Family
Supporting your trans child is essential to affirming their identity. By openly expressing and positively acting on your support for your child’s gender identity and expression, your child will feel that they are in a safe, supportive environment where they can flourish as their authentic selves. You can show your support by listening to your child, taking the steps they want to take in their gender journey seriously, respecting their chosen name and pronouns, and always standing up for them.
TRANS INCLUSIVE HEALTHCARE
A Resource Guide for Parents
Do you think your child has questions about their gender or sexuality?
OUTLINE AOTEAROA
Supporting your trans child is essential to affirming their identity. By openly expressing and positively acting on your support for your child’s gender identity and expression, your child will feel that they are in a safe, supportive environment where they can flourish as their authentic selves. You can show your support by listening to your child with an open ear, taking the steps they want to take in their gender journey seriously, respecting their chosen name and pronouns, and always standing up for them.
Community Embrace
A community embrace for parents with transgender and queer kids
OUTLINE AOTEAROA
Help! Is my child transgender?
This information is useful in assisting you to think about the best ways in which to support your child.
GENDER MINORITIES AOTEAROA
TRANS CARE BC
Supporting children, youth, and families
A handout offering some simple tips for supporting children, youth, and families through a child or youth's gender exploration
TRANS CARE BC
Education links for care providers working with children, youth, and families
Gender Diversity Education for care providers working with children, youth and families
TRANS CARE BC
Gender-affirming parenting guide
A handout for parents and caregivers of gender-diverse children and youth
TRANS CARE BC
Resources for parents and caregivers
A handout offering some resources that exist for parents and caregivers
TRANS CARE BC
Soutenir les jeunes trans et créatif·ve·s dans le genre
French-language handout offering simple tips for supporting children, youth, and families through a child's or youth's gender exploration.
TRANS CARE BC
Guide pour les parents sur l'affirmation de genre
French-language handout for parents and caregivers of gender-diverse children and youth
TRANS CARE BC
Questions Often asked
Here are some of the questions as Parents we often ask ourselves when it comes to dealing with our children.
When should I start talking with my kid about sex and relationships?
Tips on how to start and have conversations about sex and relationships with your kids as a parent
PLANNED PARENTHOOD
How do I talk with my preschooler about identity?
When it comes to gender, ideas about what it means to be a girl or a boy are everywhere, and these ideas have a big influence on your preschooler
PLANNED PARENTHOOD
What should I teach my elementary school-aged child about identity?
During the elementary school years, as kids interact more with other kids, they start to think a lot more about different family structures. They also come to understand their gender identity during elementary school.
PLANNED PARENTHOOD
What should I teach my middle schooler about identity?
Who am I? What am I into? Middle school is when your preteen starts asking these questions and exploring their identity in all kinds of ways.
PLANNED PARENTHOOD
What should I teach my high school-aged teen about identity?
Part of being a teen is figuring out who you are — including your sexual orientation and gender identity. No matter what your teen’s identity, they’re likely to have many questions.
PLANNED PARENTHOOD