Topic : 10/29 Gender Confused Children

This so called professional appears to be a pityful moron. Perhaps he should stick with writing things he understands. Clearly this guy pissed me off from the time he opened his mouth to the time the show ended. I wanted to haul him from the television screen.

Totally agree. People should just accept their children and support them.  Let nature take it's course.  Go with whatever the child likes to do and not make a huge fuss over it.  We should teach children to accept themselves first and fore most.  Let THEM decide what toys they want to play with or what their interested in, regardless of the gender stereotypes.  Don't put shame on them because they like to do different things than what "society" deems is acceptable.

maybe if more people did that, sexuality wouldn't be such a huge deal.  And whether people were straight, gay, transgender, society would be accepting regardless.  Just let people be.  Let people figure it out for themselves.  When it comes to gender and sexuality people are who they are regardless.  Playing with certain gender specific toys when you're young or doing gender specific activities isn't going to change a kid's sexuality. You cannot learn to be gay or transgender, either you are or you aren't....you feel it or you don't.

don't stereotype your kids.  I think people should always keep an open mind with kids and just allow them to be themselves and explore.  And teach them to love and accept themselves regardless of who they are or what their interests are. 

And if you think your child is having conflict.. allow them to figure it out.  in the meantime just love and support them.  If it's a phase it will pass, if not well then, it is what it is.

I could not believe the parents of that child....Since when does a 3 years old make a decision of what sex they want to be?A 3 years old is not in a position to make a decision as to what sex they want to be.

There is something wrong with the mother.....she is the one to purchase all the clothes the child need, so she need to be firm and buy boy's clothes for the child.

I posted yesterday, but couldn't get back in today, so I'm simply stating that God doesn't have anything to do with  us being born oneit way or another, in any regard. Babies are born blind, deaf, mongoloid, without limbs, and on and on. This is just another case of someone being born with a birth defect that is correctable with today's medical advances.

For all those God loving "Christians" out there, what do you say when your school team prays for "vicory" and the other school team prays for "victory"?  It's pretty silly isn't it?! I believe in a GOD-thing, but I doubt seriously whether He/She/It cares about such mundane issues. We're born due to biology. We live where we live (how would you like to be born in Rawanda or worse? Consider yourself lucky. God didn't have anything to do with it.

History and other cultures have accepted that gender is not always what it seems. American Natives, India, and many other cultures and countries have accepted this for centuries. We live in a very uptight society in the US due to Chritianity being forced on everyone. It's not even the #1 religion in the world!!! So who died and made you all boss....

Spend more time improving the way you live with others and less condemming those who are a little different.

You obviously have never been a child who felt he/she was "wearing" the wrong body.  No, a 3 yr old doesn't know what SEX he/she is.  A 3 yr old doesn't know what SEX is!  But a 3 yr old certainly knows if he/she is a girl or boy and it has nothing to do with anatomy.  Forcing a child to wear certain clothing based on anatomy is cruel.  These parents are doing what they feel is right for their child.  There child is loved and she/he knows it!  Should they have horomone therapy for their child pre-puberty?  I don't know.

Speaking for myself, I ALWAYS felt "different".  From as far back as I can remember, at least age 3 or before, I felt I should have been a boy.  My parents were as supportive as possible, but they were products of society and made it clear to me that society expected me to be behave/dress in certain ways in certain situations because of my anatomy.  The result was I felt broken.

I commend these parents for their full acceptance of their child.  This child probably feels "broken" no matter what the parents do in this situation.  At least this child knows that his/her parents respect who he/she IS, not who or what they or society might dictate.