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³Ô¹ÏÍøing Families and their Children’s LGBTQ Identities

³Ô¹ÏÍø Focused Topics Creating Gender Safe Spaces Lesson 4 Explore ³Ô¹ÏÍøing Families and their Children’s LGBTQ Identities
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Visit these resources on the Gender Spectrum site:

  • ³Ô¹ÏÍøive Parenting article
  • Gender Across the Grades article
  • You may also want to review the Affirming vs. Non-Affirming Parenting Behaviors

Then answer the following questions:

  1. According to the ³Ô¹ÏÍøive Parenting article, what does research say is the most crucial thing parents can do for children? How does this relate to your own work with children?
     
  2. List five harmful and unsupportive parenting/caregiving practices.
     
  3. According to the Gender Across the Grades article, when are some typical times in a child’s development that they are most likely to assert a gender-expansive or transgender identity?
     
  4. What are some feelings parents might express about their child’s gender-expansive or LGBTQ identity and how can you support them with those feelings?