Gender Odyssey Family

An annual conference for families who are working to navigate the day-to-day realities of raising a gender non-conforming or transgender child.

42 sessions

Day 1 Thursday 2nd August 2012

• 1:00pm PRE-INSTITUTE - Engaging Emergence: Turning Upheaval Into Opportunity

Day 2 Friday 3rd August 2012

• 8:30am WELCOME

• 8:30am Gender Odyssey Family Day Camp

• 9:00am Creating Gender Inclusive Schools

• 9:00am Putting Canada On the Map

• 9:00am Minimizing the Top 10 Fears

• 10:40am Taking On the Giants: Insurance

• 10:40am A Dad's Place, Pt. 1

• 10:40am Assessing Adolescent Gender Identity for Possible Medical Intervention

• 12:10pm LUNCH

• 12:10pm Gender Odyssey Family Day Camp

• 1:20pm Navigating Sex, Segregated Activities & Accommodations

• 1:20pm Faith In Jeopardy

• 1:20pm The Medical Needs of Transgender Youth: Puberty Delay

• 3:00pm Title IX

• 3:00pm Gender Expert, Really?

• 3:00pm The Medical Needs of Transgender Youth: Cross Hormones

• 4:50pm KEYNOTE - Gene Tagaban

Day 3 Saturday 4th August 2012

• 8:30am Gender Odyssey Family Day Camp

• 8:30am Don't Box Me In: Gender Fluidity

• 8:30am Powerful Parenting: PFLAG Strategies to Support Transgender and Gender-Diverse Children and their Families

• 8:30am Launching Your Transgender or Gender-Variant Child

• 10:00am KEYNOTE - Jo Olson, MD - The Future of Trans Youth Care

• 11:40am LUNCH

• 12:45pm My Kid Has a Crush -- Now What?

• 12:45pm Differing Parenting Styles

• 12:45pm I Love My Son, But I Miss My Daughter: Addressing Grief

• 12:45pm Gender Odyssey Family Day Camp

• 2:25pm Stories From the Front: Teen Panel

• 4:50pm KEYNOTE - Janet Mock

Day 4 Sunday 5th August 2012

• 8:30am A Dad's Place, Pt. 2

• 8:30am Gender Odyssey Family Day Camp

• 8:30am Breaking Up Is Hard To Do

• 8:30am Looking Ahead: Adult Panel

• 10:10am TRANS: The Movie

• 11:40am LUNCH

• 12:45pm Know Your Rights: A Parent's Guide to Schools

• 12:45pm Role Playing: Getting Our Kids Confident and Ready

• 12:45pm Self-Harm & the 3 R's of Avoidance

• 12:45pm Gender Odyssey Family Day Camp

• 2:25pm Parenting During the Teen and Young Adult Years

• 2:25pm Resiliency In Parenting

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