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Resources for parenting a nonbinary teen? (slrpnk.net)

submitted 3 days ago by Nemo@slrpnk.net to c/nonbinary@lemmy.blahaj.zone

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My teen has been leaning nonbinary through adolescence and recently came out explicitly to my spouse and I. We've always been allies and queer-affirming, but my spouse seems to be struggling with having a child who is not cis — not opposed, just lost. And I have to acknowledge that I am probably ignorant of the issues a young nonbinary person might face.

I don't want to just be "good enough". I want to be supportive to my child. Are there any good resources for parents in this situation? Places to read about the struggles and experiences they are going to face?

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[–] Evkob@lemmy.ca 14 points 3 days ago

Honestly, by asking here you're already way ahead of like 99% of people in your situation.

I think openness to learning/listening is key, which you seem to have going for you, but I'd recommend an approach where you state your openness and let them come to you with that information when they're comfortable to. Example; instead of asking "do you have new pronouns?" just say "if you want to try out new pronouns, let me know!", that kind of thing.