Prevalence
According to a review published in 2020 relying on recent statistical surveys, 1.2% to 2.7% of children and adolescents identify as transgender. The data was drawn more from studies of adolescents than pre-pubertal youth and noted a difference in methodological quality between studies published before and after 2010. The review notes rising numbers of youth are self-identifying as trans and calls for more systematic studies and reviews in future. Management
The WPATH Standards of Care and other therapeutic interventions do not seek to change a childs gender identity. Instead, clinicians advise children and their parents to avoid goals based on gender identity and to instead cope with the childs distress by embracing psychoeducation and to be supportive of their gender variant identity and behavior as it develops. A clinician may suggest that the parent be attentive, listen, and encourage an environment for the child to explore and express their identified gender identity, which may be termed the true gender. This can remove the stigma associated with their dysphoria, as well as the pressure to conform to a gender identity or role they do not identify with, which may be termed the false gender self. WPATH Standards of Care also recommend assessing and treating any co-existing mental health issues.
Menvielle maintains that "the therapist should focus on helping the child and family cope with intolerance and social prejudice, not on the childs behaviours, interests or choice of playmates". A host of additional terms have been applied to these children, including gender variant, gender non-conforming, and gender-creative. See also
Childhood gender nonconformity
Transgender youth
List of transgender-related topics

References
External links

Gender Dysphoria and Transsexualism Archived 17 June 2019 at the Wayback Machine via Merck Manual
More Children Seek Help for Gender Dysphoria via WebMD.com
Health Effects Of Transitioning In Teen Years Remain Unknown via NPR
When Transgender Kids Transition, Medical Risks are Both Known and Unknown via Frontline PBS
Parents of transgender children are faced with a difficult decision via NYMag.com
The boy who was raised a girl via BBC
Led by the child who simply knew The twin boys were identical in every way but one. via Boston.com
A nonprofit program serving transgender and gender-variant youth and their families. via Camp Aranutiq
As Attention Grows, Transgender Childrens Numbers Are Elusive via The New York Times
First U.S. Study of Transgender Youth Funded by NIH via University of California, San Francisco
Where Transgender Is No Longer a Diagnosis via Scientific American