"Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it."

Then again, based on your stances on almost every issue, I am guessing you are not too much of a Bible believer. I would speculate that in well over 80% of all confused children cases regarding gender identity, there is a lack of a traditional nuclear family present. Children up through young adulthood desire and need a core nuclear family that teach and nurture them through struggles.