Parents should keep children from making HARMFUL decisions. I agree with that. Keep them from playing in the busy street, don't let them play with explosives or sharp objects, and don't let them do drugs. I just don't see how that relates to something as fundamental as gender. Being a boy or a girl seems so simple when your flesh is congruent with your mind, but can be utter hell otherwise. The suicide rate for transsexuals is about 50% because a lot of transsexuals don't feel they have a chance at living a normal life, and it's usually because of societies view of us. If you are truely religious, then you should know that a person is body, mind, and spirit. When you choose to only look at the flesh, you only see the body. We are much more than our flesh... we have a mind and spirit that need to be nurtured too.