My Child Is Trans, Now What?: A Joy-Centered Approach to Support

My Child is Trans, Now What? is a book that provides information and emotional support to parents and loved ones of trans youth, helping them to thrive. It breaks the mold by offering a judgement-free guide to people across generations, focusing on providing two key resources: information and emotional support.

Format: Hardback
Length: 224 pages
Publication date: 07 May 2024
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

A powerful book for readers aiming to support trans youth, "My Child is Trans, Now What?" has been praised by Booklist as a warm and generous book that will help a wide range of readers and Publishers Weekly as a pragmatic program for parenting beyond the gender binary. As a full-time public speaker specializing in spreading awareness and understanding of the transgender community, Ben Greene hears most from parents and loved ones the phrase "I'm sorry." They are sorry for using the wrong word, sorry for asking an offensive question, sorry for not knowing this already, sorry for asking a question at all. The combination of exhaustion from trans people who have become their community's designated educator and the growing trend of "canceling" anyone who says anything wrong has created a culture where people who have good hearts and minimal access to information are so afraid to make a mistake they don't even try. In "My Child is Trans, Now What? A Joy-Centered Approach to Support," Greene breaks the mold by offering a judgment-free guide to people across generations, from millennial parents to members of older generations who may not have had previous positive exposure to the trans community. Greene focuses on providing two key resources in this book: information and emotional support. He explains what to expect, what systems exist to support trans youth, and what loved ones can do to help. Using a combination of personal stories and experiences, definitions, and additional resources, "My Child is Trans, Now What?" is an essential guide for anyone looking to help trans youth thrive.

Weight: 380g
Dimension: 146 x 224 x 20 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781538186459