This kind of disturbs me, mainly because the article doesn't ONCE say what the child thinks of all of this. I mean, one would assume that he (formerly she) decided that he was in fact a boy, informed his parents of this, and they apparently were perfectly okay with this.
However, since the article never mentions his feelings, it kind of makes me worried- what if it were something like, the parents had always wanted a boy, and somehow got the slightest opportunity to make the kid think this is what he wanted too. So, without giving the kid time to consult on his true feelings, they went and told everyone she was now a he, while the kid is standing back there, utterly confused and simply following along.
Sorry, I'm really tired, and when I'm tired, I get paranoid.