The Transgender Child by Stephanie A Brill

The Transgender Child by Stephanie A Brill

This comprehensive, first-of-its-kind guidebook explores the unique challenges that thousands of families face when raising their children. Through extensive research and interviews the authors cover gender variance from birth to college. What do you do when your daughter's first sentence is she's a boy? What will happen if your small son wants to wear a dress? Is this just a phase? What do therapists say? Doctors? What is gender anyway? These are just some of the topics raised and discussed, offering a deepr understanding of gender difficulties in children and teens.

Rachel Pepper has a Master's degree in Community Mental Health Counseling and is now pursuing licensure as a Marital and Family Therapist with a focus on LGB, transgender, and gender variant clients. Her clinical talents as an eating disorder specialist and in the LGBT mental health sector are in high demand. Rachel has a master's degree in journalism and is the author or co-author of three prior publications, including Cleis' The Transgender Child: A Handbook for Families and Professionals and The Ultimate Guide to Pregnancy for Lesbians, as well as the Princeton Review's Gay and Lesbian Guide to College Life. Rachel is an accomplished public speaker and event designer who has organized symposia, presented at conferences, and led workshops on LGBT health and mental health issues around the country. She previously worked at Yale University as the coordinator of the LGBT Studies program.

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ISBN 13	9781573443180
ISBN 10	1573443182
Title	The Transgender Child
Author	Stephanie A Brill
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Cleis Press
Year published	2008-06-28
Number of pages	200
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