Overview
We are only beginning to understand gender. Is it inborn or learned? Can it be chosenāor even changed? Does it have to be one or the other? These questions may seem abstractābut for parents whose children live outside of gender ānorms,ā they are very real.
No two children who bend the ārulesā of gender do so in quite the same way. Felicia threw away her frilly dresses at age three. Sam hid his interest in dolls and āgirl thingsā until high schoolāwhen he finally confided his desire to become Sammi. And seven-year-old Maggie, who sports a boysā basketball uniform and a long blond braid, identifies as āa boy in the front, and a girl in the back.ā But all gender-nonconforming children have one thing in commonāthey need support to thrive in a society that still subscribes to a binary system of gender.
Dr. Diane Ehrensaft has worked with children like Felicia, Sam, and Maggie for over 30 years. In Gender Born, Gender Made, she offers parents, clinicians, and educators guidance on both the philosophical dilemmas and the practical, daily concerns of working with children who donāt fit a ātypicalā gender mold. She debunks outmoded approaches to gender nonconformity that may actually do children harm. And she offers a new framework for helping each child become his or her own unique, most gender-authentic person.
This book title, Gender Born, Gender Made (Raising Healthy Gender-Nonconforming Children), ISBN: 9781615190607, by Diane Ehrensaft, Edgardo Menvielle, published by The Experiment (May 17, 2011) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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