Parenting Transgender Youth: Personal Reflections and Professional Insights from Leslie Lagerstrom and Dr. Elizabeth Reeve
Summary: <a href="https://transparenthood.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a>What is your experience with – or knowledge of – transgender individuals? What do you know about mental health challenges transgender youth may face and factors that help them thrive and succeed in life?<br> <br> <br> <br> This week, mom and blogger <a href="http://transparenthood.net/?page_id=2" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Leslie Lagerstrom</a> (creator of <a href="https://transparenthood.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Transparenthood</a>) and child and adolescent psychiatrist <a href="https://www.healthpartners.com/public/find-care/practitioner-detail.html?networkId=hp&locationId=866&practitionerId=8944" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Elizabeth Reeve</a> join Marti & Erin for a candid and informative discussion of raising a transgender child, helping family and friends accept and support the child and understanding both the risks and protective factors that influence mental health outcomes for transgender youth.<br> <br> <br> <br> Do you know a transgender person? What did you hear in this Mom Enough discussion that gave you a new perspective on issues faced by transgender youth and their families?<br> <br> <br> <br> For Transforming Families, <a href="https://transformingfamiliesminnesota.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">click here</a>.<br> <br> For Gender Spectrum, <a href="https://www.genderspectrum.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">click here</a>.<br> <br> For Leslie's blog, <a href="https://transparenthood.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">click here</a>.<br> <br> For Park Nicollet's transgender services doctors, <a href="http://www.parknicollet.com/find-a-doctor/find-a-doctor-results/?service=%7B1CC706F9-1E5D-473C-87AA-BA02DE23F588%7D" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">click here</a>.
