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Children and Gender Identity: Supporting Your Child

By Mayo Clinic Staff — 2021

Understand the importance of talking with your child about gender identity and expression — and how to get the conversation started.

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The Importance of Mom Friendships

Being a mom can get lonely even if you're never alone. It's important to make time for friends.

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Holly Robinson
2015
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This Is the Parenting Stage That's Hardest on Your Friendships

It's the great paradox of early motherhood. Never is there a time when we need our girlfriends' support more, but connecting with them can feel impossible.

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Kate Stahl
2018
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Opinion: Fear Mongering Around Sports Conceals Discrimination Against the Trans Community

It’s only halfway through the year, but state lawmakers across the nation have already proposed a record-breaking number of anti-trans laws. Many of these laws seek to restrict transgender youth from accessing gender-affirming medical care and participating in sports.

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Jireh Deng
2021
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Signs That Your Child's Coach Is a Jerk

One of the more difficult situations you may face as a parent is dealing with a coach who is a bully. Unlike the typical "schoolyard bullies," this type of bully is more dangerous and is harder to recognize.1 Consequently, many parents don't even realize that the coach is bullying their child.

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Sherri Gordon
2020
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Just One Thing: Grow a Key Inner Strength

To deal life’s challenges, we need resources. Rick Hanson explains how to find the ones that lie inside yourself.

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Rick Hanson
2015
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The Pros and Cons of Youth Travel Teams

It’s wonderful that your child wants to play at a higher level, but you need to be sure they understand what all you’re signing up for if they make the team.

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Catherine Holecko
2021
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Why Competition Is Good for Kids (and How to Keep It That Way)

When done right, competition can help your children learn skills they'll use throughout their lives.

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Devan McGuinness
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Are Kids’ Sports Becoming Too Competitive?

Many children simply don’t have fun playing sports anymore. Here’s a plan to reverse the “adultification” of youth athletics.

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Chris Ballard
2020
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Political Dispute Over Transgender Rights Focuses On Youth Sports

There was an impassioned debate in the South Dakota State Senate this week over a proposed bill that would restrict transgender female students from participating in female sports.

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Danielle Kurtzleben
2021
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The Movement to Exclude Trans Girls from Sports

The opposition is cast as one between cis-girl athletes on the one hand and a vast liberal conspiracy on the other.

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Masha Gessen
2021
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Raising Nonbinary Children