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Is my child trans? -- Social contagion and Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria (ROGD) -- Sexuality -- Parenting alternatives to affirmation -- Social transition -- Medical interventions -- Dealing with therapists, schools, universities and other professionals -- Family styles and dynamics -- Managing conflict with your child -- Self-care for parents -- Alientation and estrangement -- Desistance -- Detransition -- How to row back after affirmation -- It's not really about gender -- Appendix 1: What is gender? -- Appendix 2: Social and cultural movements that can shape gender-related distress -- Appendix 3: Gender dysphoria: diagnosis and definitions -- Appendix 4: Approaches to treatment -- Appendix 5: Child and adolescent development -- Appendix 6: Common coexisting conditions
"Explores the rise in gender-questioning children, looks at what is currently known about interventions for children with gender dysphoria, offers best strategies for parenting children who question their gender identity, and offers advice to parents on how to navigate the various treatment and therapeutic choices for such children"--