https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4955762/#R40

"Children as young as 2 years learn to label themselves as a boy or a girl, and by age 4–5, are able to understand that gender is a stable and lasting aspect of their identity.⁴⁰ Boys and girls have group differences in toy preference by as early as 12 months and can label other children as boys or girls by age 2.^41"

Research seems to indicate that 3 year olds are not that far off from the normal age by which children understand the concept of gender. What information do you have that indicates otherwise?

How many of these choices are being made without an examination by experts? Pretty sure any parent that thinks their child is transgender or gender non-conforming will take them to see a child psychiatrist unless they literally can't afford it. 

I'll have to look to see if there's been any research on how many of these decisions are being made without the input of experts as you seem to be implying. 

We are not talking about physical transitioning here. No three year old is undertaking hormone therapy. As such, we are not talking about life altering decisions. There is nothing life altering about a child who was born a male wearing a dress and growing their hair out. If it is determined that the child is not transgendered at the time in which physical transitioning typically starts, they could simply not transition.

https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/137/3/e20153223
Interesting research I found while looking around. Conclusion is that children who are supported in their transgender identification show no differences in mental health indicators compared to the average population. Kinda goes against the "transgender people are sick and we shouldn't encourage them" meme that people like Ben Shapiro like to trot out there while they antagonize every trans person they see.

https://www.kqed.org/futureofyou/441784/the-controversial-research-on-desistance-in-transgender-youth

about 65-94 percent of those confused kids just grow out of it. 

Appears that the most recent and legitimate study claims 65% but includes anyone that they had no information on as someone that desisted which is arguable so that number is likely decreased. So what is your prescription for parents whose children say they are transgender given that half will desist? You think it's illegitimate to support these children in their conclusion because half of them will reverse the decision in their teen years?

I mean the article I linked previously concluded that trans children who were supported in their decision showed no increased mental health issues compared to their peers so what exactly is the downside to supporting a child who thinks they are transgender?

I will also state that the idea that half of these kids were wrong still shows that most of them had a pretty good idea of what gender is and what their gender is in particular. Only 0.5-0.6% of people identify as transgender so the idea that these kids were only wrong half the time seems to indicate they have a pretty good idea of their gender even at that age. Otherwise there would be 99.5% desistance to match the numbers seen in the general population. 

I don't think any child should be put through transitioning: too young to make such a life-altering decision.

I understand what you mean but mental development is evenly important for a child and if treated wrongly it might make them depressed for the rest of their lives.

And if you think that all people working as "experts"on that field act humane then you should consider that ideology can seep into even the medical and mental health departments like a plague,some are in for profit and others are ignorant.

I have been very much invested into the treatment of autistic kids and maybe you think that is a bad comparison but i learned people in those fields sometimes just care about their own wellbeings and they see those kids as moneymachines and we are some good steps ahead with autists compared to transgender kids.

Consider those possibilities please and consider we are far away from having perfect treatment and support for those poor kids and that was clearly the concern of the OP so no need to put a HATER stamp on his forehead because he made this thread out of worry.

In Charlize Theron's case it seems that since the kid has no father-figure in his life and that has affected the child in some ways. The only role-model he has to look up to is his mother and grandmother so no wonder he wants to be a girl

A person that underwent surgery with irreversible changes and then when looking at the mirror the person says: I am happy with how I look = success, happy story

A person that underwent surgery with irreversible changes and then when looking at the mirror the person says: This is not what I wanted, I feel bad and regret what I did = tragedy

The definition of genders is contested and there is nothing but "suggestions" to define the genders. The Right has their definition for genders, the Left doesn't give a fuck about defining gender, but they want us all to pretend like genders are defined.

I lean to the Left in most situations and want pretty much nothing to do with the Right in most of their positions. I thought I should give some background information about my positions, just in case.