A brief introduction
This part of Reflecting Rainbow Tweens & Teens is very different from the "Use Your…" sections. "Use Your…" focuses on actions adults can take to support the work that queer and trans young people are already doing.
Meanwhile, "Ideas For…" includes both suggested actions and a focus on the internal work that specific kinds of adults need to do to better support queer and trans tweens and teens. That work is critical to your role in improving these young people's lives.
So embrace the two ways this website uses "reflecting" tweens & teens and doing work on yourself. Each stands to create a better, more supportive, and just world for the tween or teen in your life.
Parents and parent-type figures
Parents and parent-type figures
Mentors
Mentors
Parents and mentors
Parents and mentors
Other relatives
Other relatives
Educators in public, private, charter, and religious schools
Educators in public, private, charter, and religious schools
Friends
Friends
LGBTQA+/ SGL adults
LGBTQA+/ SGL adults
Primary care providers
Primary care providers
Therapists, psychologists, and the like
Therapists, psychologists, and the like
Supervisors and coworkers
Supervisors and coworkers
Other groups: Friends' parents, religious and youth group leaders, coaches, camp directors and counselors, neighbors, and parents of a queer or trans teen's significant other
Other groups: Friends' parents, religious and youth group leaders, coaches, camp directors and counselors, neighbors, and parents of a queer or trans teen's significant other
