Supporting & Caring for Transgender Children
Supporting & Caring for Transgender Children is a groundbreaking resource that explains how families and healthcare professionals are helping transgender children thrive.
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Parenting
More LGBTQ people are becoming parents than ever before, but there are still barriers to equal recognition under the law.
Preventing Substance Abuse Among LGBTQ Teens
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) teens may be two times as likely to be bullied, excluded or assaulted at school. And they're nearly 40 percent less likely to…
Schools In Transition: A Guide for Supporting Transgender Students in K-12 Schools
Schools In Transition: A Guide for Supporting Transgender Students in K-12 Schools is a first-of-its-kind resource providing a blueprint for safe, supportive and inclusive school environments for transgender youth.
Talking to Doctors and Medical Providers
When it comes to navigating health care, parents of transgender and gender-expansive children often struggle to know when and how to talk about their child’s gender identity and expression.
Transgender Children & Youth: Understanding the Basics
It is important to make distinctions between instances where “kids are being kids” and when they’re asserting things about themselves that are critical to their identity and development -- as…
Talking to Grandparents and Other Adult Family Members
Talking to older adults about your child’s gender identity or transition can be some of the more difficult conversations parents of transgender children face.
How Can I Find an LGBTQ-Friendly Adoption or Foster Care Agency?
More and more adoption agencies are working to implement the policies and practices necessary to welcome the LGBTQ community. Depending on where you live, finding an LGBTQ-friendly adoption agency may…
How Much Does Adoption Cost?
According to the Child Welfare Information Gateway, adoptions can cost anywhere from $0 to over $40,000 depending on the type of adoption pursued.
Open Adoption
Open adoptions can be facilitated by an adoption agency or an adoption attorney. (An adoption completed by an attorney is also referred to as independent open adoption.) Open adoption offers…
Is Foster Parenting for You?
Every night in America, over half a million children go to bed in foster care. They have been removed from homes broken by death, divorce, drugs, alcohol, physical or sexual…