‘Three of our four children are trans or non-binary’: Carrie and David Grant on raising gender-fluid, neurodivergent kids
Carrie and David Grant say their children have “a smorgasbord of different needs”. They hope their new book sharing what they have learned, will help other parents too

Carrie and David Grant. Photo: Sophie Mutevelian
Kirsty Blake Knox
The reality of parenting for Carrie and David Grant is very different to what they had anticipated.
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