Evince is lackg about the factors that are pivotal enhancg the exploratn of surrogacy origs children of gay fathers durg middle childhood. The prent study examed the separate and bed fluenc of child attachment secury and parental sffoldg (i.e., fathers’ attempts to accept, enurage, and emotnally support their children’s exprsn of thoughts and feelgs) durg discsns about nceptn on children’s exploratn of their surrogacy origs 30 Italian children born to gay fathers through gtatnal surrogacy. Wh each fay, both father–child dyads (n = 60) participated a 5-mute viotaped nversatn regardg an aspect of the child’s nceptn when children were mean aged 8.3 years (t1). At this time, children were also admistered the Secury Sle Qutnnaire to evaluate their attachment secury. Approximately 18 months later (t2; Mage = 9.9 years), children were terviewed about their surrogacy origs. Lear mixed mols (LMMs) for longudal data dited that, wh higher levels of parental sffoldg, only children who perceived greater attachment secury reported greater exploratn of their surrogacy origs. The fdgs are the first to unrsre the importance of nversatns about surrogacy wh the ntext of parent–child attachment relatnships, as well as the importance of fathers sensively supportg their children as they explore their origs durg middle childhood. In dog...
Contents:
- MIDDLE SCHOOL VS. MY GAY KID
- GAY YOUTH COMG OUT IN MIDDLE SCHOOL
- ARE YOUNGER BROTHERS MORE LIKELY TO BE GAY?
- IS YOUR CHILD GAY?
- CHILDREN’S EXPLORATN OF THEIR SURROGACY ORIGS GAY TWO-FATHER FAI: LONGUDAL ASSOCIATNS WH CHILD ATTACHMENT SECURY AND PARENTAL SFFOLDG DURG DISCSNS ABOUT CONCEPTN
MIDDLE SCHOOL VS. MY GAY KID
For most kids, the social prsur of middle school are tough enough. But an creasg number of young teenagers, some as young 10 or 11, are g out as gay or lbian middle school. Beno Denizet-Lewis, who wrote about the trend the New York Tim Magaze, discs what social factors uld be leadg young people to e out earlier. * gay middle child *
As the mother of a gay kid gog to the sixth gra next year I am sred down to my very toenails about my son gog to middle school.
Not every young gay kid n say that. They add elements of LGBTQ history to class assignments, and alt wh the one stance of homophobia om a classmate he's had to face quickly and effectively.
What are your procs for stunts alg wh homophobia and hate speech?
GAY YOUTH COMG OUT IN MIDDLE SCHOOL
Jt two early twenty somethgs fdg they're path life and havg a great time dog . And also were gay... Support this podst: * gay middle child *
" If you are a "School Person" please know that this is the absolutely the wrong thg to say to parent of a gay kid. Do out gay kids often have problems at school?
ARE YOUNGER BROTHERS MORE LIKELY TO BE GAY?
"There are other gay kids here! "To be fair, I had no ia who my son was lookg at or why he was so sure they were gay.
I gus the prence of 18-year-olds taller than your father is a ltle ls dntg when 's tempered by the ia you won't be the only gay kid any kid is gettg closer to age where people fd more "acceptable" for him to be gay. Gay don't have an age requirement.
IS YOUR CHILD GAY?
Sure, the kids he meets are gog to have different stori than his, and different feelgs about beg gay and g out.
Are people who e out as gay their teens sted to face rejectn, bullyg and inty crisis?
CHILDREN’S EXPLORATN OF THEIR SURROGACY ORIGS GAY TWO-FATHER FAI: LONGUDAL ASSOCIATNS WH CHILD ATTACHMENT SECURY AND PARENTAL SFFOLDG DURG DISCSNS ABOUT CONCEPTN
MARTIN: Now, how did you notice this trend of younger and younger children intifyg themselv as gay?
You mentned the piece that you are a gay man. I read a lot about youth culture and I was talkg to tors and, you know, lears of gay youth groups and they were all sayg the same thg.