Dear Dáithí: My teenager is using new pronouns — how can I be supportive?

"...we must be there for our children. I know a lot of people think that this is some kind of fad, or young people trying to be different, and will eventually go away. It won’t, and we need to deal with it."

Gender identity has changed massively in the course of a generation - so too must our understandings, says Dáithí Ó Sé

I’m really struggling to process something my teenager told me recently. They’ve come out as non-binary and have asked me to start referring to them using they/them pronouns. 

I’ll admit, I’m finding it difficult to wrap my head around it. I’ve always thought of them as my daughter, and this sudden shift feels like I’m losing something.