Teenagers and gender identity: the evidence base – part 3

by Matilda Gosling

Part 3: How parents can support their children

This paper is the final part of a series summarising the evidence base on teenagers and gender identity for parents. This part of the paper looks at practical ways in which parents of gender-questioning teenagers may be able to help their children.

Part 1 looked at reasons teenagers might start to question their gender.

Part 2 looked at treatment and outcomes, with an accompanying technical paper, Gender-questioning teenagers: puberty blockers and hormone treatment vs placebo.