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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}}</ref> | 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== | ||
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*[[Gender nonconformity]] | *[[Gender nonconformity]] | ||
*[[Practical resources]] | *[[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://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://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://discoveries.childrenshospital.org/non-binary-guide/ What it means to be non-binary: 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== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Practical resources]] | [[Category:Practical resources]] | ||