EP22: A Conversation About Gender Identity Part 1

Gender identity is a complex web, and the world of gender is a beautiful place to learn to expand your own limitations and automatic thinking.  For parents and others trying to learn how to best support children,  there is a tremendous amount of misinformation circulating about gender identity and kids and teens.  Join me for a careful thoughtful exploration of this important topic.

A big piece of our job as parents is to teach our children to tune into their intuition and stand strong in who they are. Yet, often parent's struggle with navigating parenting a child exploring their gender identity.  Dr. Anderson invites you to consider that you are not the brakes or the accelerator in your child's gender exploration. If you are a parent new to this journey, each child's experience is different. The key piece is centering your child, establishing a common language, and continuing to be open to learning. 

In this episode, Dr. Laura offers a parent's view of how gender identity works, what to do, what not to do, and who to turn to for help when your child is exploring their identity. Tune in next week for Part 2, which includes scripts for what to say if your child comes to you with questions about their gender.

What You Will Learn?

• What is gender identity?

• What does the term non-binary mean?

• The importance of battling misinformation so parents are well-informed objectively

• Clarifying the different between sexual orientation and gender identity