Resources When Your Child Encounters LGBT Ideology at School

This free resource helps parents address the topic of homosexuality with children of different ages. The booklet details a variety of real-life scenarios where your children may encounter homosexuality and offers possible responses.
This booklet describes three scenarios where you and your family might encounter transgender issues – at school, in private spaces and in your family – and gives guidance for addressing the issue with wisdom and grace. The free PDF also helps you understand transgender terminology and ideology and their effects on the culture.
Other Helpful Resources
This booklet offers real-life examples of difficult scenarios parents and students are already encountering in schools—with step-by-step guidance on how to respond. It explains Information on parental rights you can share with your school officials, including resources for proactively addressing current school bathroom controversies.
Equipping Parents to Respond to Gender-Confusing Messages in Schools
This how-to guide helps parents talk to their children about confusing messages they’re encountering at school and in the culture about sexuality, gender and transgenderism. It not only helps parents to talk to their children about God’s design for sexuality and gender, but it also equips them to approach school officials with concerns about how these topics are presented.
The Talk: Healthy Sexuality Education — Basic Goals and Guidance from Focus on the Family
This free, downloadable guide, created by Focus on the Family’s counseling staff, helps parents educate their children about sexuality. It explains the biblical and spiritual significance of marriage and sexuality and gives practical objectives and methods for talking with children of all ages. Lay a solid foundation about God’s design for sexuality and relationships before your children encounter LGBT issues.
Talking to Your Children About Transgender Issues
Transgenderism is tough enough for adults to understand. So when our children encounter these gender-confusing messages, what do we say? This article gives parents guidelines and suggestions for dealing with this difficult topic.
Digging Deeper
For those wanting to go beyond these basic resources, our Understanding Homosexuality page and our Transgender Resources page list all Focus on the Family articles, broadcasts, videos and books related to the topic.
For those struggling with LGBT issues themselves or in their families, Focus on the Family offers a one-time complimentary consultation from a Christian perspective. We also offer referrals for licensed Christian counselors in your area.
To reach Focus on the Family’s counseling service by phone, call 1-800-A-Family (232-6459) weekdays 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. (Mountain Time). Please be prepared to leave your contact information for a counselor or chaplain to return a call to you as soon as possible. The consultation is available at no cost to you. You may also reach our counselors online by filling out our Counseling Request Form.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Jeff Johnston is a culture and policy analyst for Focus on the Family and a staff writer for the Daily Citizen. He researches, writes and teaches about topics of concern to families such as parental rights, religious freedom, LGBT issues, education and free speech. Johnston has been interviewed by CBS Sunday Morning, The New York Times, Associated Press News, The Christian Post, Rolling Stone and Vice, and is a frequent guest on radio and television outlets. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from San Diego State University with a Bachelors in English and a Teaching Credential. He and his wife have been married 30 years and have three grown sons.
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