Is My Child TRANS: A Guide for Parents

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There have been many books written for parents who are facilitating a child's gender transition,but almost none for parents who decide that social or medical transition is not the best option fortheir child.

Written by three professionals working in the field Sasha Ayad, Lisa Marchiano and StellaO'Malley Is My Child Trans is explicitly a resource for parents who want their children to
flourish, but do not believe that hasty medicalisation is the best way to ensure long-term healthand well-being.


Parents who have successfully helped their children navigate gender distress without resorting tosurgery and hormones have done so by actively taking the reins, not waiting until they found theright therapist or doctor. Is My Child Trans will tell you all you need to know, and will give you the confidence to trust your own instincts.

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'Sasha, Stella, and Lisa bring enormous warmth, insight, and intelligence to the care of troubled children and teenagers. This book is essential reading for all parents and professionals supporting young people struggling with the issue of gender identity' - Louise Perry
'Brilliant, compassionate, and wise beyond measure, therapists Marchiano, Ayad, and O'Malley provided a haven of understanding and calm support for me after my child announced a trans identity. Their insights helped me regain my parental footing and helped our family stay connected through a very challenging time. What a gift to have their insight and expertise available to a wider audience!' - Kate Parker, parent and library director


'A wise and empathic resource for parents struggling with intensely difficult parenting terrain, based on the authors' extensive expertise as therapists for gender-dysphoric youth. A godsend for lonely and anguished parents trying to do the best for their trans-identified child' - Kathleen Stock, author of Material Girls


'Parents of children who announce a transgender identity often find themselves in a world of confusion and contradiction. These brilliant, clear-eyed authors - all with extensive clinical experience - have written the emergency survival guide for families' - Abigail Shrier, author of Irreversible Damage: Teenage Girls and the Transgender Craze


'There is perhaps no subject today that is more complicated, fraught, and confusing than the sudden rise in gender dysphoria among young people. Parents encountering this issue for the first time will be hit with a tidal wave of conflicting opinions, theories, and "experts" that, however well-meaning, are guided by an incoherent and potentially harmful ideology. The book could not have come soon enough. Its authors are leading figures in the effort to bring sense and rationality to the conversation. Moreover, they are experienced clinicians who understand that gender dysphoric youth deserve meaningful psychotherapeutic treatment, not blind approbation on the internet. For any parent embarking on the gender journey, Is My Child Trans should be the first stop along the way' - Meghan Daum, host of The Unspeakable Podcast and author of The Problem With Everything: My Journey Through The New Culture Wars

Author Bio

Stella O'Malley is a psychotherapist, writer, public speaker and parent, with many years'experience working as a mental health professional. Her three books, Cotton Wool Kids, Bully-ProofKids and Fragile have all been bestsellers in Ireland. Born in Dublin, she now lives in CountyOffaly with her husband and two children and runs her private practice.