Family opens up on parenting a transgender child

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/transgender-children-ryland-whittington-parents-share-gender-transition-experience-in-new-book/

CBS News/CBS News/ March 17, 2016, 7:11 AM

"Not long after her first birthday, Ryland Whittington's parents, Jeff and Hillary, learned their child was profoundly deaf.

It wasn't until doctors put in cochlear implants that Ryland was able to hear for the first time.

"For a while there, we didn't know if Ryland would be able to talk or hear or just communicate," Hillary said. "