yeah, .03 percent of the population is trans.  If the kids are showing signs, then chances are real good that the parents are misdiagnosing the kids.  Part of growing up is figuring out who the hell you are. Sure it sucks hard for some people, but that is life. People are strong, they don't need to be coddled.  Coddling people makes them fat, and fat makes them no longer people, but blobs.