University of Wisconsin–Madison

Parenting a Transgender or Gender-Expansive Child: How to Protect Your Family Against False Allegations of Child Abuse

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic
Year 2017
Level City or Town, County
State(s) All States
Policy Areas Children & Families, Civil Rights
In additional to all the steps parents must take to help ensure that their children have what they need to develop into healthy adults, parents raising transgender and gender-expansive children must take additional steps to to prepare their child and family to cope with the possibility of negative reactions, such as child abuse allegations. This guide introduces several concrete preventative steps families can take to be prepared in the event that they are contacted by child protective services, such as keeping a gender journal, consulting competent healthcare professionals, building relationships within one’s community, and reaching out for help.

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