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How to discuss gender complexity with young children

My eight-year-old asked me why some kids at school say there are only two genders and I realized I have no idea how to explain this without taking away their innocence or my values.

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A parent grapples with introducing nuanced concepts of identity to a child while protecting their sense of possibility and belonging.

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