I feel like many of these suggestions are likely to backfire. Worse, I feel like these do not in any way recognize that if a child is not actually in fact transgendered, then there is probably an underlying issue that needs to be resolved. Also these are an apple to orange comparison. My kid is too smart not to see through these thought experiments. And also my kid isn't asking for hormone treatments or surgery. I was hoping to find a way to sort through what my child is feeling and to assess whether or not they are in fact trans or if not what is really going on. This definitely is not helpful. I was hoping to find a place that was open but also questioning. This feels very much like a shutdown altogether. Maybe I am taking it out of context with the rest of the blog and need to read further????
The hair one is brilliant. Given that a month is a lifetime in the life of an early teen, it could be enough to just have one haircut.
Acupuncture, I'm afraid, is likely a non-starter. If you think about it, acupuncturists make their living sticking needles into people, and thus almost by definition have to be good at making people feel comfortable with that. Plus, the needles are a lot smaller.
I have some additional ideas on my blog, uteheggengrasswidow.wordpress.com. As the ex-wife of a cross-sex ideating man, who did hormones and surgeries 25 years ago, never seemed happy after, and as a retired K teacher and former dancer, I suggest as much time outside as possible. I also suggest trying to interest your son or daughter in meditative movement with breathing, biofeedback training such as in the book, Transforming Trauma by Dr. James Gordon, and gardening. Walking with Nordic sticks is easy to learn and inexpensive. It lets the walker expand the chest and have a more upright gaze than walking without. The new panel discussion up on the YouTube channel, The Center for Bioethics and Culture Network contains important info on the long term health risks. It is important to counter the cultic thinking that's been fed to your child with critical thinking and logic. Ute Heggen at uteheggengrasswidow.wordpress.com
These are great! Thank you! Would love to see some of these which are female specific in variations geared towards boys, if you have ideas!
I like these ideas for the permanence they offer. Our kid loves to change hair a lot. But could they stick with it that long? hmmm.
I feel like many of these suggestions are likely to backfire. Worse, I feel like these do not in any way recognize that if a child is not actually in fact transgendered, then there is probably an underlying issue that needs to be resolved. Also these are an apple to orange comparison. My kid is too smart not to see through these thought experiments. And also my kid isn't asking for hormone treatments or surgery. I was hoping to find a way to sort through what my child is feeling and to assess whether or not they are in fact trans or if not what is really going on. This definitely is not helpful. I was hoping to find a place that was open but also questioning. This feels very much like a shutdown altogether. Maybe I am taking it out of context with the rest of the blog and need to read further????
The hair one is brilliant. Given that a month is a lifetime in the life of an early teen, it could be enough to just have one haircut.
Acupuncture, I'm afraid, is likely a non-starter. If you think about it, acupuncturists make their living sticking needles into people, and thus almost by definition have to be good at making people feel comfortable with that. Plus, the needles are a lot smaller.
I have some additional ideas on my blog, uteheggengrasswidow.wordpress.com. As the ex-wife of a cross-sex ideating man, who did hormones and surgeries 25 years ago, never seemed happy after, and as a retired K teacher and former dancer, I suggest as much time outside as possible. I also suggest trying to interest your son or daughter in meditative movement with breathing, biofeedback training such as in the book, Transforming Trauma by Dr. James Gordon, and gardening. Walking with Nordic sticks is easy to learn and inexpensive. It lets the walker expand the chest and have a more upright gaze than walking without. The new panel discussion up on the YouTube channel, The Center for Bioethics and Culture Network contains important info on the long term health risks. It is important to counter the cultic thinking that's been fed to your child with critical thinking and logic. Ute Heggen at uteheggengrasswidow.wordpress.com