Children can recognize their gender identity from very early ages
Helen explains how parents often realize in hindsight that signs of gender variance were present from when their child was a toddler, with children making clear statements about feeling they're in the wrong group or asking to be 'put back in the tummy' to come out the right way
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Dr Helen Webberley, Gender Specialist and Medical Educator
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