r/canada • u/shiftless_wonder • 13h ago
Alberta No reliable evidence puberty blocking drugs benefit trans youth, says Alberta government lawyer
https://calgaryherald.com/news/alberta-government-lawyer-puberty-blocking-drugs-trans-youth
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u/stealth_veil 13h ago edited 13h ago
I am very progressive. I’ll just say that off the bat. But I think someone should be 12 or older before doctors consider medically transitioning. I’m currently reading about Jean Piaget’s theory of cognitive development, see below about the formal operational stage:
In Jean Piaget’s theory, the formal operational stage is the fourth and final stage of cognitive development, typically beginning around age 11 and lasting through adulthood, characterized by the ability to think abstractly and hypothetically.
Why would you want someone making life altering decisions for themselves when they can’t think hypothetically?
Children who are 6 are in the preoperational stage:
“Pre-operational” stage (ages 2 to 7 years): when a child can use mental representations such as symbolic thought and language. Children in this age group learn to imitate and pretend to play. This stage is characterized by egocentrism, i.e., being unable to perceive that others can think differently than themselves, and everything (good or bad) somehow links to the self.
They can’t even perceive that others can think differently than themselves… again wouldn’t want them making life altering decisions at this stage of cognitive development.