The importance of listening to children about gender identity
Helen emphasizes that parents must listen when children express something is wrong, rather than dismissing them, and explains how childhood experiences of being caught dressing differently can create lasting humiliation
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Dr Helen Webberley, Gender Specialist and Medical Educator
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