Children don t always know what s best for them and neither do we It takes a long time for a child to know who he really is states Dr Ken Zucker one of the world s leading experts on adolescent dysphoria Gender dysphoria of childhood describes a physical condition in which children experience a marked incongruence between their experienced gender and the gender associated with their biological sex distinto A youth transgender craze is sweeping the nation and many children under the age of 18 are hoping to transition to the opposite gender Increasing social acceptance of gender diversity combines with the availability of puberty blocking drugs means more young people are coming out as transgender at an earlier age Children as young as four years old are asking their parents to transition to the other gender Parents want to fulfill their children s wish but the parents do not understand the consequences of doing so Children often regret the transition after and deal with serious health consequences Although people believe the transition of adolescents may help transgender children avoid negative mental and physical health outcomes children under the age of 18 are far too young to become transgender due to the facts that they are too emotionally unstable and there is an abundant number of health issues associated with the transition
