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[quote=Anonymous]NP, and another parent of a FTM trans-teen.  The first trans-teen parent above was spot on in her practical advice.  Educate yourself, but take it one step at a time.  PFlag is a good organization where you can attend support groups (without your child) and learn.  Children's has a parent group too but you need to lobby the docs to let you in since your is not part of their program. We did that when we stated to explore the trans-world before we were ready to expose our DC to the clinic several years ago.  Another great resource is a group called Gender Spectrum.  Now, here is the tough part to hear; you won't find easy answers. There is no medical test (yet) to prove a person is transgender.  There are various markers professionals use, but ultimately the RX is 
Largely based on the subjects' own perception, behaviors, age, duration of feelings, and the like.  I would also recommend you watch the Charlie Rose episode on the brain and gender for a fascinating look at the latest biological evidence /research into transgender condition. All that said, most children the age of your DC will not turn out to be trans , but be educated now so you can be on top of this closer to puberty.

As for comments above warning of a trans bandwagon, don't worry about it.  Trust me, no parent wants to have to decide about physical interventions on a minor if they don't feel strongly it is critical.  And despite the Caitlan hype, few adolescents or teens really want to change their gender publicly, most are still afraid of stigma, awkwardness, etc.  it is hard to do on do on many levels.  Good luck OP.  [/quote]

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