If you were a parent who doesn't buy into trans identity and had a child who thinks they are trans, what would you do to help them out of it?

[Anonymous]

I personally think trans identities form out of trauma and mental health issues. I wouldn't want my child to bury themselves in this, but I don't know how I would approach it. How would you do it?

[Anonymous]

I’m not psychiatrist but it seems like a mental illness to me to.

The definition of delusion means false belief.
If a person born into a boy body thinks he is a girl than he is delusional. If a person born into a girl body thinks he is a boy that seems to fall under the definition of delusional to me.

I’m sure I’m not the only person who thinks people under 18 shouldn’t people allowed to take pills or get surgery to make themself look like the opposite gender.

Its possible some of these kids who thinks they are trans when they are young might just change their mind and actually be just gay 10 years from now.

[Asker]

I have an idea of how I could approch it if it was closeted gayness which is fine, but what it it wasn't? Sometimes trans identities come from really deep troubles and parents can't find the issue before it is too late.

[Opinion Owner]

They should do lots of counseling before they ever try transitioning because it’s very hard to change the side affects of transitioning

[Anonymous]

I would talk to them. Try to find out when they started thinking like that. What happened during that time in their life. I would not let them go to normal school where they trying to push my kid to transition same with therapy/psychologists are all messed up. I would let my kid take time off school and just focus on healing if thats needed.

[Opinion Owner]

Thank you for MHO!

[artgorgeous]

Send them back to Ukraine and live and study there, and be parented by their babushka. After they fix their mind, they can come back home.

[CrimsonAngel09]

You shouldn't have been a parent in the first place if you don't love your kids no matter what.

Should have kept your legs shut, but then again most women have a hard time doing so.

[Asker]

I'll pass on the sex shaming comment but I don't have any kid yet. I think there is a misunderstanding as I would never stop loving my child, I just wouldn't let them into mental illness

[Anonymous]

I would let them be who they want to be. A good parent always supports their children.

[inhua]

tell them the cold harsh truth