Is having a preference for a son or a daughter something you identify with, no matter the outcome? Holding a desire to parent a son or a daughter is a topic rarely discussed openly by parents or professionals. However it is not uncommon at all for parents to have thoughts (or be asked by others) […]
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Looking for help with Gender Disappointment? Meet Dr Lindsay
Dr Lindsay McMillan, UK Clinical Psychologist, shares the journey of her professional research and clinical interest in Parental Gender Disappointment. Pre-motherhood, I had never really considered consciously what sex I wanted my future children to be. Or had I? Playing ‘mummies and babies’ as a child and having teenage conversations with friends about imagined future […]