If Your Child is Confused About Their Gender
Focus on the Family Parenting Podcast
Focus on the Family
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🗓️ 21 May 2026
⏱️ 14 minutes
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Summary
How do you respond well if your child admits they're struggling with their gender identity? Dr. Jeff Myers and Dr. Kathy Koch talk with Jim Daly about some of the ways this is a prevalent issue in the world today. Plus, Danny will share some encouragement for if your child is struggling with their God-given identity.
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| 0:32.3 | Well, today, we're going to be tackling a tough topic, and that is what to do when your child expresses |
| 0:38.0 | doubts or concerns about their God-given identity, sexual identity. |
| 0:43.2 | I'm John Fuller, along with Dr. Danny Werta, who heads up our parenting team, and we're |
| 0:47.6 | going to jump right into it, as Jim Daly had a conversation with Dr. Jeff Myers and Dr. Kathy |
| 0:52.8 | Cook about gender dysphoria and how to help |
| 0:55.8 | children who are struggling. |
| 0:58.1 | Jeff, let me just ask you, Summit real quick. |
| 1:00.4 | I mean, Summit's been around for a long time and you do such great work with young people. |
| 1:05.3 | What's the goal for Summit? |
| 1:06.7 | We're equipping and supporting a rising generation to embrace God's truth and to champion a biblical |
| 1:12.5 | worldview. |
| 1:13.3 | There you go. |
| 1:13.8 | We want these young adults, especially as they merge into college and into their career, |
| 1:19.0 | to be confident in their faith and not afraid to take a stand for the truth, but to be able |
| 1:24.0 | to do that in the spirit of grace. |
| 1:25.8 | So we take in our in-person programs, |
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