Parent Guide: An Educational Booklet
The Outreach Program for Children with Gender-Variant Behaviors and their Families describes issues surrounding gender-variant children and techniques for addressing with those issues.

TransForming Families
-- Mary Boenke
This is a family oriented book published especially for families, friends, and others interested in understanding and learning about transgenderpersons. The first edition sold out; this is the expanded second edition, published in 2003. It deals with all ages and types of transgender - FTM, MTF, Intersex, cross-dressing, and androgeny. It is an ideal first book for families who want to understand.

Growing a Girl: Seven Strategies for Raising a Strong, Spirited Daughter
-- Barbara Mackoff
The author gives parents advice on how to raise daughters and avoid gender stereotypes that often begin at infancy. The author addresses the importance of providing girls with positive female role models, encouraging girls in math and science, and nurturing girls’ competence and self-reliance.

Always My Child: A Parent's Guide to Understanding Your Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendered or Questioning Son or Daughter
-- Kevin Jennings and Pat Shapiro
Filled with real-life stories, scientific research and practical advice, Jennings' latest (after Becoming Invisible) stresses the importance of family acceptance for a child's self-esteem and the need to create a safe haven at home for GLBTQ teens, who often feel depressed, isolated, and harassed by peers and society at large. Drawing from countless anecdotal stories, as well as his own experiences growing up gay in a disapproving atmosphere, Jennings encourages parents to understand their children's culture (by watching movies and television, visiting Web sites, and listening to music), recognize the myths of sexual orientation, identify warning signs for drug abuse, depression, eating disorders, and suicide, and learn how they may unwittingly be perpetuating gender stereotypes by facing their own prejudices.

The Lesbian and Gay Parenting Handbook
-- April Martin
"Because we have broken the mold (of the traditional family) we have more choices to make," writes psychologist April Martin in "The Lesbian and Gay Parenting Handbook: Creating and Raising Our Families." This thoughtfully written book examines the many issues that face gay and lesbian adults who are considering parenthood. From family creation options to legal questions to managing everyday life, this guide presents heart-warming success stories as well as a reading list and resources.

Straight Parents, Gay Children
-- Robert A. Bernstein
Your child has just come out to you, what now? If you need guidance - or know someone who does - "Straight Parents, Gay Children: Inspiring Families Live Honestly and with Greater Understanding" by former P-FLAG vice-president, Robert A. Bernstein, is a must-read volume. Separating reality from myth and following your "parental conscience" are just two of the "healing ingredients" cited in the "struggle for your child’s equality.

Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys
-- Daniel J. Kindlon and Michael Thompson
These authors address the need for helping boys to develop their emotions. The authors believe it is important to redefine masculinity to include acceptance of emotions and self-care. They provide suggestions for parents, teachers, and society to better understand boys and to teach them to become more aware and accepting of their emotions.

200 Ways to Raise a Boy’s Emotional Intelligence
-- Will Glennon
Ever wonder where that captivating little boy of yours went? (You know, the uninhibited kid who never  met a stranger.) If you need guidance on reviving (or sustaining) that irrepressible Peter Pan, 200 Ways to Raise a Boy’s Emotional Intelligence is a great little guide. Chapters Five and Six address issues of tolerance, stereotyping and models of modern manhood. Each "way" offers suggestions on adjusting attitudes toward and instilling an aptitude for emotionally fulfilling lives for parents and children alike.

Made In God's Image: A Resource for Dialogue about the Church and Gender Differences
-- Ann Thompson Cook and Dumbarton United Methodist Church
Made in God’s Image communicates a gently assertive expectation that we as Christians need to get up to speed on something too rarely discussed but very important for the life of the church and its ministries. Combining valuable information, personal sharing, and resources, this booklet is a perfect starting place for any congregation, family, or individual seeking to better understand transgender issues and to provide a supportive environment for all of God’s children.

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