Tending the Roots Blog

June 23, 2026

How Might We Love? Tending the Roots Digital Postcard Series with ReDefine Arts

How might we love? Ponderings of connection, love, and resilience. Tending the Roots Post card Project with ReDefine Arts

Digital Postcard Project

June 17, 2026

I Carry - Tending the Roots Digital Postcard Series with ReDefine Arts

Part 2 of this series, “I carry”, explores how we can support ourselves and each other as we serve 2SLGBTQIA+ Youth and Families.

Digital Postcard Project

April 7, 2026

A Caregiver's Guide to 2SLGBTQ+ & Neurodivergent Affirming Support

We hope this brief guide will support you as you work to affirm your neurodiverse and gender exploring child. Our intention is to validate queer and trans youth by letting them know they are not too much, and in fact they are WONDERFUL just as they are!

Tending the roots

Knowledge Exchange

March 19, 2026

Tips for Engaging with Struggling and Ambivalent Parents

The main goal of the FiT program is to strengthen relationships between parents/caregivers and trans youth to improve safety within the home. But sometimes, parents and caregivers are really struggling with the idea that their youth may be trans.

FIT Team

Knowledge Exchange

December 19, 2025

Common Statements about Trans Youth and Possible Responses - Home for the Holidays 2025

Friends and extended family can have trouble adjusting to your trans youth’s identity. This can show up in challenging and often transphobic conversations over the holidays. Here we’ve collected some common statements, with ways you can respond with care and support.

FIT Team

Caregivers

December 19, 2025

Affirmations for YOU as you Step Into Bravery - Home for the Holidays 2025

Supporting a trans family member means being willing to stand between them and transphobia, and nowhere does this hit harder than in our families. As you find your feet in this role, remember affirmations like these.

FIT Team

Caregivers

December 19, 2025

Tips for challenging family conversations about gender - Home for the Holidays 2025

Holidays can be emotional for everyone, and this is especially true when you have a trans family member who’s recently come out. These tips can help you and your family navigate this stressful time.

FIT Team

Caregivers

November 13, 2025

Caring for a Neuro-Targeted Child

It’s a near-certainty that neurodivergent children will reach adulthood with some manner of trauma, and that trauma will almost certainly be connected to this sort of pervasive ableism. But what does that mean for us, as adults interested in the well-being of these children?

Alyssa Gonzalez

Knowledge Exchange

June 25, 2025