When parents are trying to help their teenager through a difficult time, ideally they work together as a team to strategize, plan, and collaborate. But for many families facing important parenting decisions around their child’s gender struggle, disagreement and conflict can arise. Sasha and Stella discuss a range of family dynamics from low-level disagreements to all out custody battles. What happens when one parent wants to intervene and the other wants to “go with the flow?” They also offer some reflections on what underlying issues might have predated the child’s gender distress and suggest strategies for parents to think big-picture and face the difficulties in their relationships.  

Q&A Clips: Therapists are not Parental Substitutes: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a88t_LaxKs0 

The Time In Between: A Memoir of Hunger and Hope 

https://www.amazon.com/Time-Between-Memoir-Hunger-Hope/dp/1848318308 

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