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Gender Born, Gender Made

Raising Healthy Gender-Nonconforming Children

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Gender Born, Gender Made

By: Diane Ehrensaft PhD
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No two children who bend the "rules" 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 "girl things" until high school - when he finally confided his desire to become Sammi. And seven-year-old Maggie, who sports a boys' basketball uniform and a long blond braid, identifies as "a boy in the front, and a girl in the back". But all gender-nonconforming children have one thing in common - they 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 don't fit a "typical" 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.

©2011 Diane Ehrensaft (P)2016 Tantor Child Psychology Gender Studies Parenting & Families Developmental Psychology Psychology Social Sciences Psychology & Mental Health Mental Health Conflict Resolution Relationships Health

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" Gender Born, Gender Made is a must-read for anyone who wants to comprehend the function and importance of gender in American culture, and learn how we can break gender's irrational stranglehold on the human spirit." (Jamison Green, PhD, author of Becoming a Visible Man)
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I truly loved listening to this book and hearing some of the author's research . I love the term, gender web".

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