When a child first out as eher beg gay or havg same-sex attractn their parents' ial rpons are ually the wrong on, says Chris Doyle, a psychotherapist who specializ SSA.
Contents:
- SHOULD I LET MY GAY DGHTER HAVE A SLEEPOVER WH A SAME-SEX IEND?
- MOM, I’M GAY. CAN MY FRIENDS SLEEP OVER?
- HOW CHRISTIAN PARENTS SHOULD RPOND TO THEIR CHILD'S GAY INTY CRISIS
SHOULD I LET MY GAY DGHTER HAVE A SLEEPOVER WH A SAME-SEX IEND?
Q: How do you remend handlg same-sex sleepovers when your 13-year-old dghter intifi as gay?
This isn’t a matter of “gay” or “straight” sleepovers.
MOM, I’M GAY. CAN MY FRIENDS SLEEP OVER?
I am gog to gus that you didn’t grow up wh many exampl of how to parent gay youth; I know I certaly didn’t. Your young teen, gay or straight, still needs to know what valu are important your fay, and the rponsibily is on you to munite, s down wh yourself and/or your partner or spoe and take a beat.
HOW CHRISTIAN PARENTS SHOULD RPOND TO THEIR CHILD'S GAY INTY CRISIS
” This issue isn’t about your dghter beg gay, per se; ’s about her matury and the appropriatens of thstg her to emotnal and physil suatns that she may not be ready for. “As a psychotherapist who works wh a lot of children who are gay, I have gotten this qutn multiple tim om parents, ” said Courtney Glashow, licensed clil social worker and psychotherapist at Anchor Therapy New Jersey.
I'll let parents on a ltle secret: gay tweens and teens exist.
As a queer adult, I n assure you that when I was intifyg as a female teenager, an all-girl sleepover ed both sweaty palms and anticipatn over the opportuny to get zy wh another girl sendg closeted gay kid vib.