Il bambino gender creative. Percorsi per crescere e sostenere i bambini che vivono al di fuori dei confini del genere

Needlessly jargon-loaded BS. A lot of it reads like some kind of starseed parenting manual, making it very clear that the innate glowing specialness of the transgender child will shine on parents too, if they just take their kids to Ehrensaft or an Ehrensaft-like proxy. I've been to a conference Ehr Leggi tutto

The idea of this book was promising but the execution was disappointing, and at times, infuriating. The author frequently disregards the voices of transgender and gender non-conforming people, sharing stories in which she uses the wrong pronouns for children while she's chastising their parents for

A critically important book to all those who support and/or love trans and gender non-conforming children and youth. It's well-written, accessible, thorough, and enlivened by combined profiles of some of the children, youth, and families whom Ehrensaft has helped to council. "The Gender Creative Chil Leggi tutto

I love Diane Ehrensaft. I think she writes about gender in childhood in a meaningful yet approachable way and has done a ton of important work in supporting gender expansive children. I still think her book "Gender Born, Gender Made" is a bit better than this one but this one is really good as well. Leggi tutto

Super comprehensive - learned a ton in this. Skimmed over a lot of the clinical stuff and focused more on the anecdotes and basic information. Good start on research for my middle grade novel.

not a quick read, but a thorough look at all the elements of raising or otherwise supporting a gender creative child. with chapters on gender, ways it's expressed, overlap of gender creativeness and co-occurring diagnoses, supporting parents, seeking professional help for mental health or from MD's, Leggi tutto

A good resource book with a lot of information .