The Gender Creative Child: Pathways for Nurturing and Supporting Children Who Live Outside Gender Boxes

From a leading US authority on a subject more timely than ever--an up-to-date, all-in-one resource on gender-nonconforming children and adolescents

In her groundbreaking first book, Gender Born, Gender Made, Dr. Diane Ehrensaft coined the term gender creative to describe children whose unique gender expression or sense of identity is not defined by a checkbox on their birth certificate. Now, with The Gender Creative Child, she returns to guide parents and professionals through the rapidly changing cultural, medical, and legal landscape of gender and identity.

In this up-to-date, comprehensive resource, Dr. Ehrensaft explains the interconnected effects of biology, nurture, and culture to explore why gender can be fluid, rather than binary. As an advocate for the gender affirmative model and with the expertise she has gained over three decades of pioneering work with children and families, she encourages caregivers to listen to each child, learn their particular needs, and support their quest for a true gender self.

The Gender Creative Child unlocks the door to a gender-expansive world, revealing pathways for positive change in our schools, our communities, and the world.

Author: Diane Ehrensaft
Publisher: Experiment
Published: 04/05/2016
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.80d
ISBN13: 9781615193066
ISBN10: 1615193065
BISAC Categories:
- Family & Relationships | Children with Special Needs
- Psychology | Developmental | Child
- Social Science | LGBTQ+ Studies | General

About the Author
Diane Ehrensaft, PhD, is a developmental and clinical psychologist. At the University of California San Francisco, she is the cofounder and director of mental health at the Child and Adolescent Gender Center, an associate professor of pediatrics, and an attending psychologist at the Benioff Children s Hospital Child and Adolescent Gender Clinic. Her work with and advocacy for gender creative children has been widely covered, including by "The New York Times," the "Huffington Post," and NPR. She has been featured on the "Los Angeles Times" online, "Wired" online, and has appeared on "Anderson," "The Oprah Winfrey Show," and "The Today Show."Norman Spack, MD, is the director and cofounder of the Gender Management Service clinic at Boston Children s Hospital, the first US clinic to medically treat transgender children. Dr. Spack has helped pioneer the use of hormone blockers to delay puberty and of hormone replacement therapy in teens. He has received national attention for his 2014 TEDx Talk How I Help Transgender Teens Become Who They Want to Be (over one million views) and was featured in Diane Sawyer s landmark interview with Bruce (now Caitlyn) Jenner. Dr. Spack is associate professor of pediatrics at Harvard Medical School."