Parenting Your LGBTQ+ Teen: A Guide to Supporting, Empowering, and Connecting with Your Child

by Allan Sadac

Raise your LGBTQ+ teen with compassion and confidence

Parenting teens can be a nerve-wracking experience, and raising an LGBTQ+ teen can present even more questions. This book is filled with guidance, exercises, and inspiration to help you create a nurturing and affirming environment for your teen. You’ll discover how to tackle common parenting issues, learn about the LGBTQ+ experience, and gain the confidence and tools to support and empower your teen.

Understand your teen—Learn why parenting teens can be so tricky, what important LGBTQ+ terms mean, answers to common questions, and what may be in store for your LGBTQ+ teen.Encourage dialogue—Get tips for sparking important conversations around key topics like mental health, bullying, sex and relationships, gender identity and expression, and more.Explore relatable stories—Discover anecdotes about parents and teens across the LGBTQ+ spectrum so you can gain new perspectives on sexual orientation and gender identity.

Understand and connect with your LGBTQ+ teen—and help them truly thrive—with this guide for parents.

186 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 7, 2021

Reviews

[Steve · Rating 3 out of 5]

After 30 years working with adolescents, I found 95% of Sadac's work as applicable to raising any healthy teenager. He encourages parents to be open-minded, open-hearted, intentionally listening, to ask more questions than give opinions and be supportive while setting clear and reasoned boundaries. While put in the structure of parenting LGBTQ+ teens, virtually all his advice is what healthy parents do for their kids.

That said, if one is a novice to the LBGTQ+ world, there's a great deal of information on terms and resources one would need to understand the world of their child. From that perspective, this book would be a great benefit for a parent entering the life with a non-heteronormative child.

Overall, a good book for any parent, of note, those with LBGTQ+ teens.

[Kim · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well Written

I got the hard copy of this book and have highlighted a lot of useful ideas and concepts to use both as a parent and a clinician. The exercises were insightful and the book is laid out beautifully!
Thanks for a needed resource.

[Carolyn · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm a parent of a trans son. This book is OK but basic and a little dull. The information is fine, and it's a good length for a new parent looking for a simple resource. It addresses gay and trans issues together. Personally I found a trans-specific book more helpful when my kid first came out: The Transgender Teen by Stephanie Brill.

[Sara · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's a great overview but it's a bit reductive.

[Bala Chaudhary · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good but basic. Might be helpful for beginners or grandparents.