If you could only give parents and concerned family members one resource, point them to Guiding Families. The Fifth Edition graciously and wisely addresses care for Trans kids and much more. I keep several copies of this top resource to give to parents.

Guiding Families will walk you through how to care for your loved one with helpful specificity—even down to the specific questions you should be asking your child in that first all-important follow-up conversation. For parents who have blown it, you will learn how to reset the relationship. There is only one book that I recommend for parents, pastors and friends of young LGBT+ people: This is it!

Guiding Families holds wisdom born of deep Christian faith and years of experience walking with LGBT+ people and our loved ones. It will help you walk with your child, or any young people for whom you are responsible, showing Jesus' love and humility even in the face of disagreements. I recommend this guidebook all the time!

This book boldly invites each one of us into a posture of relational tenderness, biblical fidelity, cultural nuance, and practical care. I long for a world where more and more Christians love their LGBTQIA+ neighbors with the kind of sensitivity and compassion modeled in these pages.

Guiding Families is an essential guide for Christian pastors, parents and others who have the privilege to walk with LGBT+ loved ones. In the midst of so much fear around how to be effective Christian witnesses at the intersection of faith, sexuality, and gender, this resource offers a foundation for greater courage, charity, and Christlikeness. As a psychologist, I find myself recommending Guiding Families to each and every family I work with, and have been blessed to apply its wisdom in relationships with those I love who identify as LGBT+.