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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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423170159/https://tgeu.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Toolkit16_OvercomingMyths.pdf |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406062644/https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/boy-or-girl-parents-raising-theybies-let-kids-decide-n891836 |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> | |||
Different to raising a child as a "theyby" is the concept of gender-neutral parenting, which is the practice of parenting without enforcing [[gender roles]] or gender norms. Gender-neutral parenting relies on the idea that a child's [[sex assigned at birth]] should not dictate what clothes they are allowed to wear, what toys they are allowed to play with, etc.<ref>{{Cite web |title=5 Myths About Gender Neutral Parenting |last=Lucas-Stannard |first=Paige |work=Everyday Feminism |date=8 January 2013 |access-date=13 November 2021 |url= https://everydayfeminism.com/2013/01/gender-neutral-parenting-myths/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230525074347/https://everydayfeminism.com/2013/01/gender-neutral-parenting-myths/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Family]] | *[[Family]] | ||
*[[Charities and groups that benefit gender variant people]] | |||
*[[Coming out]] | |||
*[[Gender nonconformity]] | |||
*[[Practical resources]] | |||
*[[Nonbinary gender in fiction]] | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [http://www.examiner.com/lgbt-parenting-in-columbus-ga/my-child-is-genderqueer-lou-and-jack, Examiner: My Child is Genderqueer: Lou and Jack] | * [http://www.examiner.com/lgbt-parenting-in-columbus-ga/my-child-is-genderqueer-lou-and-jack, Examiner: My Child is Genderqueer: Lou and Jack] {{dead link}} | ||
* [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://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://web.archive.org/web/20201002150400/https://lifeoutsidethebinary.com/post/96149381358/so-your-child-is-nonbinary-a-guide-for-parents So Your Child Is Nonbinary: A Guide For Parents] | |||
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20201002150508/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://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''. | * Gonzales, Maya. ''Gender Now Coloring Book: A Learning Adventure for Children and Adults''. Reflection Press, 2010. | ||
* Lucas-Stannard, Paige. ''Gender Neutral Parenting: Raising Kids with the Freedom to Be Themselves''. Verity Publishing, 2013. | |||
==References== | |||
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[[Category:Practical resources]] | [[Category:Practical resources]] | ||
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This page gives a collection of resources about children who have nonbinary 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.[1]
In rare cases, parents choose to raise their child without 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 "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 Storm.[2]
Different to raising a child as a "theyby" is the concept of gender-neutral parenting, which is the practice of parenting without enforcing gender roles or gender norms. Gender-neutral parenting relies on the idea that a child's sex assigned at birth should not dictate what clothes they are allowed to wear, what toys they are allowed to play with, etc.[3]
See also[edit | edit source]
- Family
- Charities and groups that benefit gender variant people
- Coming out
- Gender nonconformity
- Practical resources
- Nonbinary gender in fiction
External links[edit | edit source]
- Examiner: My Child is Genderqueer: Lou and Jack [Dead link]
- Rethinking Schools: It's Ok to Be Neither - Teaching that supports gender-variant children
- The Tiny Voice of Reason: Growing Up Genderqueer (Wayback archive)
- So Your Child Is Nonbinary: A Guide For Parents
- What it means to be non-binary: A guide for parents
- Explaining Nonbinary: How to Talk to Kids About Gender, by Amber Leventry
- Loving my Agender Child
Further reading[edit | edit source]
- Gonzales, Maya. Gender Now Coloring Book: A Learning Adventure for Children and Adults. Reflection Press, 2010.
- Lucas-Stannard, Paige. Gender Neutral Parenting: Raising Kids with the Freedom to Be Themselves. Verity Publishing, 2013.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Transgender Europe. "Overcoming Myths in Legal Gender Recognition Discussions" (PDF). tgeu.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- ↑ Compton, Julie (19 July 2018). "'Boy or girl?' Parents raising 'theybies' let kids decide". NBC News. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ↑ Lucas-Stannard, Paige (8 January 2013). "5 Myths About Gender Neutral Parenting". Everyday Feminism. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2021.