My eight-year-old daughter insists she's a boy and wants to cut her hair and wear boy clothes, and I want to be supportive but my husband thinks we're encouraging a phase that will confuse her more.
More people experience this than they realize.
Parents must balance affirmation of a child's self-expression with uncertainty about long-term implications.
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