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This page gives a collection of resources about [[children]] who have [[nonbinary]] [[gender identity|gender identities]], or are [[gender nonconforming]]. | This page gives a collection of resources about [[children]] who have [[nonbinary]] [[gender identity|gender identities]], or are [[gender nonconforming]]. | ||
It is often thought that young children are incapable of understanding [[transgender]] and [[nonbinary]] identities, but this is untrue. Additionally, "No harm is done on an individual or societal level if a child has the option of exploring their [[gender identity]] from early on," even if the child later turns out to be [[cisgender]].<ref name="Myths">{{Cite web |title=Overcoming Myths in Legal Gender Recognition Discussions |author=Transgender Europe |work=tgeu.org |date= |access-date=10 October 2020 |url= https://tgeu.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Toolkit16_OvercomingMyths.pdf | It is often thought that young children are incapable of understanding [[transgender]] and [[nonbinary]] identities, but this is untrue. Additionally, "No harm is done on an individual or societal level if a child has the option of exploring their [[gender identity]] from early on," even if the child later turns out to be [[cisgender]].<ref name="Myths">{{Cite web |title=Overcoming Myths in Legal Gender Recognition Discussions |author=Transgender Europe |work=tgeu.org |date= |access-date=10 October 2020 |url= https://tgeu.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Toolkit16_OvercomingMyths.pdf}}</ref> | ||
In rare cases, parents choose to raise their child without [[Assigned gender|assigning a gender]] to them, allowing the child to come to their [[gender identity]] on their own as they grow up. These children can be known as "theybies" (mixture of the words "[[Singular they|they]]" and "babies"). The concept of raising "theybies" became popularized in the 2010s, especially after media coverage in 2011 of a Canadian couple and their child named [[Neutral names starting with S|Storm]].<ref name="Compton">{{Cite web |title='Boy or girl?' Parents raising 'theybies' let kids decide |author=Compton, Julie |work=NBC News |date=19 July 2018 |access-date=18 April 2021 |url= https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/boy-or-girl-parents-raising-theybies-let-kids-decide-n891836 | In rare cases, parents choose to raise their child without [[Assigned gender|assigning a gender]] to them, allowing the child to come to their [[gender identity]] on their own as they grow up. These children can be known as "theybies" (mixture of the words "[[Singular they|they]]" and "babies"). The concept of raising "theybies" became popularized in the 2010s, especially after media coverage in 2011 of a Canadian couple and their child named [[Neutral names starting with S|Storm]].<ref name="Compton">{{Cite web |title='Boy or girl?' Parents raising 'theybies' let kids decide |author=Compton, Julie |work=NBC News |date=19 July 2018 |access-date=18 April 2021 |url= https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/boy-or-girl-parents-raising-theybies-let-kids-decide-n891836}}</ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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* [http://rethinkingschools.org/archive/26_01/26_01_tempel.shtml Rethinking Schools: It's Ok to Be Neither - Teaching that supports gender-variant children] | * [http://rethinkingschools.org/archive/26_01/26_01_tempel.shtml Rethinking Schools: It's Ok to Be Neither - Teaching that supports gender-variant children] | ||
* [http://tinyvoiceofreason.typepad.com/thetinyvoiceofreason/2010/06/growing-up-gender-queer.html, The Tiny Voice of Reason: Growing Up Genderqueer] ([http://web.archive.org/web/20120103151106/https://tinyvoiceofreason.typepad.com/thetinyvoiceofreason/2010/06/growing-up-gender-queer.html Wayback archive]) | * [http://tinyvoiceofreason.typepad.com/thetinyvoiceofreason/2010/06/growing-up-gender-queer.html, The Tiny Voice of Reason: Growing Up Genderqueer] ([http://web.archive.org/web/20120103151106/https://tinyvoiceofreason.typepad.com/thetinyvoiceofreason/2010/06/growing-up-gender-queer.html Wayback archive]) | ||
* [ | * [https://lifeoutsidethebinary.com/post/96149381358/so-your-child-is-nonbinary-a-guide-for-parents So Your Child Is Nonbinary: A Guide For Parents] | ||
* [ | * [https://discoveries.childrenshospital.org/non-binary-guide/ What it means to be non-binary: A guide for parents] | ||
* [https://www.parents.com/kids/how-to-talk-to-kids-about-gender/ Explaining Nonbinary: How to Talk to Kids About Gender], by [[Amber Leventry]] | * [https://www.parents.com/kids/how-to-talk-to-kids-about-gender/ Explaining Nonbinary: How to Talk to Kids About Gender], by [[Amber Leventry]] | ||
* [https://genderqueer.me/2016/04/14/fv-loving-my-agender-child/ Loving my Agender Child] | * [https://genderqueer.me/2016/04/14/fv-loving-my-agender-child/ Loving my Agender Child] | ||
==Further reading== | ==Further reading== | ||
* Gonzales, Maya. ''Gender Now Coloring Book: A Learning Adventure for Children and Adults''. Reflection Press, 2010. | * Gonzales, Maya. ''Gender Now Coloring Book: A Learning Adventure for Children and Adults''. San Francisco: Reflection Press, 2010. Print. | ||
==References== | ==References== |