Thread by @TaniaAMarshall

THREAD Q: 👉 What are the common personalty characteristics or mental heath concerns of parents who bring children to gender dysphoria clinics? A: Some parents have few boundaries w/ little boundaries who are friends or coaches to their children, rather than parents.

They can be enmeshed with their children acting as 'coaches' for their children or even their best friends. They are not parents. Some of them are identified by paediatricians as having Munchausen's-by-proxy, with the benefit accruing to the carer/parent.

Whilst I’m not aware of any studies available in the characteristics of parents, the gender confusion deeply affects most parents. Many children are being driven towards social transition to the opposite sex well before seeking medical assistance. Perhaps Despair causes this

Parents under the guidance of websites and support groups and the encouragement of an enthusiastic media & social media drive the increasing number of children that are socially transitioning. Many children have progressed far into transitioning before attending any gender clinic

Parents addressing and entertaining their children in the opposite sex by applying new pronouns, new names, dressing them in alternate clothes, appear committed to helping coach their children and this commitment paves the way for further medical treatment. They have participated

In the social transitioning of their child. Approximately 1/3 of the children are already being “socialised” they are at risk of being “conditioned” by their own parents who have become ‘enmeshed’ to the degree of being cheerleaders on their behalf.

This can lead to the child becoming ‘scripted’ & repeats phrases & sentences to annoying therapists that they have heard from their parents or from the Internet. It is these parental behaviors scripting that has paediatricians & therapists concerned about Munchhausen’s-by-proxy

The tragic condition known as Munchhausen syndrome is where the symptoms are fabricated for some kind of benefit. In Munchhausen‘s by proxy, the benefit goes to the carer. While there are no studies, a high % of People experience mental illness at some point in their lives

It is Worth considering the relevance of Munchhausen by proxy in carers/parents related to gender dysphoria in children