Your Child Jt Told You He's Gay. Now What? | Psychology Today

Contents:

• MY SON MIGHT BE GAY. WHAT SHOULD I SAY TO HIM?
• 10 TIPS FOR PARENTS OF GAY KIDS
• HOW TO TALK TO YOUR CHILD WHO IS QUTNG OR INTIFI AS LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR, QUEER OR ASEXUAL (LGBTQA)
• PARENTG A GAY CHILD
• YOUR CHILD JT TOLD YOU HE'S GAY. NOW WHAT?
• HOW DO I DISCS BEG GAY WH MY 8-YEAR-OLD?

MY SON MIGHT BE GAY. WHAT SHOULD I SAY TO HIM?

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10 TIPS FOR PARENTS OF GAY KIDS

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HOW TO TALK TO YOUR CHILD WHO IS QUTNG OR INTIFI AS LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR, QUEER OR ASEXUAL (LGBTQA)

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PARENTG A GAY CHILD

I'd love to say that you should do a big, showy "Hey, I sure do like those gay people" at the dner table.

YOUR CHILD JT TOLD YOU HE'S GAY. NOW WHAT?

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Dannielle Owens-Reid and Krist Rso, thors of This Is a Book for Parents of Gay Kids (released today!

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HOW DO I DISCS BEG GAY WH MY 8-YEAR-OLD?

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We've met so many kids through our work whose parents asked, "Are you gay?