Noomi Wrote:
The child hasn't gone through puberty yet, if the child really is a male, that will come out at puberty. The child will have a rush of hormones and will know, once and for all, what they really are.
I agree with you completely. From a child development standpoint it is COMPLETELY NORMAL for children to call themselves the opposite sex, want to dress like a boy or a girl when they are the opposite, play with gender specific toys, and even experiment sexually (kissing, touching, "playing doctor") with same-sex friends...because they are still developing their sexuality....
What concerns me is when puberty hits and the child has been told he is a female, loved and supported as a female, when his family has invested time, money, emotion, and "gone public" with the fact that he is a female....will this stunt his development in someway because instead of just being able to develop normally as he will...they have instead gone public with the idea that their little boy is actually a girl when maybe...he was just a toddler or very young child who was developing and shouldn't have had it made into a public spectacle?
Gadawg73 wrote:
Where did you receive your doctorate in child psychology and/or medical degree?
Oh, don't worry, Gadawg73...this sort of background knowledge doesn't require doctorates. You would know what I know with some basic research into child development and human sexuality.
I have a Master's Degree in Elementary and Special Education and possess teaching certificates in elementary education, special education, deaf education, middle level mathematics, science, social studies, English and reading, and high school English. Earning all of those degrees and certificates required quite a few child psychology courses, early and elementary child development courses, and special education courses...most of which touched on child development and human sexuality and addressed the proven fact that children learn about sexuality and gender as they grow, which is why they say they are in love with their mommies and daddies, they want to marry their same-sex babysitter, or why many children kissed or "played doctor" with their same sex peers growing up - all totally normal expressions of developing sexuality.
My question based on this knowledge...is what happens to a child when, during these totally normal stages, the adults in their life - the people they are trusting to guide them and teach them - state that rather than these expressions being a normal part of a developing sexual identity that isn't formed yet....they instead say that it is proof their child is transgendered...and then being insisting that everyone treats them that way. Frankly, the answer might be - that they continue to develop normally and when they hit puberty or leave their home they choose the sexual identity that is right for them. But, it seems to me that it is also worth considering that it might mess a kid up to be told he's a girl his entire life by everyone he loves and trusts...if he was just a normally developing little boy.