I don't think a thread that asks if supporting a child's view of themselves as transgender is child abuse is worried that our current treatment and understanding of these children is imperfect. Imperfect treatment is not child abuse. 

If it results in suffering of said child it IS abuse.

If i take a swing at you while thinking it heals you ,would you consider that imperfect treatment or abuse?

I dont remember anyone here claiming that those people are sick. I could be wrong. But what the op claimed at least is that parents pushing for it is sick. If they are then thats fine, its not 200 years ago where they would be lobotomized. But parents or guardians pushing for it and confusing kids more is disgusting.

And you are aware that trans have an insane suicide rate?

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-transgender-teen-suicide/trans-teens-much-more-likely-to-attempt-suicide-idUSKCN1LS39K

Thats no reason to discourage them in any way. But why not let kids grow a little and then decide when they are a little older. 

Just remembered this one. There was the case of a mom who forced her son to live like a girl
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/6-year-old-boy-forced-to-live-as-a-girl-while-mom-threatens-dad-for-not-goi

What I'm saying is that the research I cited is consistent with this "insane suicide rate" being caused by environmental factors (like people not supporting them in their decisions) rather than inherent in being transgender. Thus, supporting your child if they think they are transgender appears to not have any deleterious effects. 

What will you tell a 3 year old that says they are a girl when they were assigned as a boy at birth? If you don't support them in how they identify themselves do you discourage this behavior? 

Poor child.

Under your definition making my kid eat his vegetables is child abuse. He's certainly suffering. Taking away my kid's tablet or turning of the TV is also abuse. 

I've posted research indicating that kids who are supported in their gender identity have no difference in mental health outcomes compared to the average population so where is the evidence that supporting a child in their identified gender is causing enough suffering to be child abuse? Pushing one or another gender on a child, sure, but that can go either way. If you don't support a child in their identified gender and instead tell them "no you're a boy" when they say they are a girl you are being pushy just as much as someone who pushed their child to be transgender. I am arguing that supporting a child in their decision is good, regardless of age. Help them figure out who they are. Calling such parenting child abuse is honestly disgusting. 

Question: if a parent ignores their child who claims they are transgender and forces them to dress as a boy when they would rather dress as a girl is this also child abuse?

Yes.  Besides which in order to go through any actual sexual change therapy they have many rounds of evaluation by professionals.  In no example so far is the parent the one making the child do anything. 

'Adults' like to consider 'children' of practically all ages as these beings that couldn't possibly be able to make sounds decisions on _anything_.  For the purpose of law and ambiguity we (per state) have laws on consent for sex at certain ages, voting, alcohol, voting, etc which is all fine and good but in all those things they are essentially best guesses in when we think the person is capable of making those decisions.  Not at all based on any science (if there would be any).

This is all to say that it is not cut and dry that a person has to be an 'adult' to be able to make the decision to change their sex.  In fact in many ways waiting till puberty hits or heck forbid after, can makes things worse.  People forget that puberty changes the body rigorously.  Sexual change transition, when possible should happen before/during puberty.  Again, this is why there is rigorous psychological evaluation before and during the transition in case the process needs to be halted.  The transition itself can take many years and _is_ reversible before a certain point.

Show me the research that indicates that supporting a child in being trans is as dangerous as the things you decided to relate to it for some reason and I'll concede. I showed you research indicating that there is no danger. Show me the opposite. Honestly getting a little tired of you ignoring the research and claiming (without any backing) that supporting a child in their view of being transgender is equivalent to supporting their decision to harm themselves with illicit substances or go to war.