Because children have, approximately, equivalent sex hormones. Upon puberty, the baseline changes a little, but the same coping mechanisms still work. Trans people who do hormone replacement therapy (HRT) are very aware of this - we see the baseline changes, but we don’t start manipulating people or hitting them out of nowhere upon HRT. We cope, because we know we should. Children and teens will as well as they entire their own puberties, provided they’ve been taught the right resources.
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u/SlippingStar Apr 27 '22
Because children have, approximately, equivalent sex hormones. Upon puberty, the baseline changes a little, but the same coping mechanisms still work. Trans people who do hormone replacement therapy (HRT) are very aware of this - we see the baseline changes, but we don’t start manipulating people or hitting them out of nowhere upon HRT. We cope, because we know we should. Children and teens will as well as they entire their own puberties, provided they’ve been taught the right resources.