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Originally posted by dtb
[First paragraph of lengthy justifications for why her kids generally conform to stereotypes, not unlike postings by innumerable prior posters.]
[Second paragraph acknowledging some attachment of boy to girly books, indicating that she has, like others, typed the books to begin with.]
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My personal experience has been that kids may as a whole gravitate toward some gender typed toys, but I have yet to see a kid I know well (and we have A LOT of kids in our families) attracted only to toys "appropriate" for their gender. My son loves trucks, wheels, etc.
But, he doesn't like blocks, he thinks cooking is a blast, and he will engage in some dress up play. On the other hand, a relative's son who had all kinds of male-oriented play preferences also decided he wanted a play kitchen for Christmas when he was 5 and his Dad quickly sent the signals that this was inappropriate.
Also, my daughters love chess. They are very good at it. But at family events the boy cousins gather around the chess board. The signals are sent and the girls are excluded. Last gathering required parental intervention to get girls included (BTW, girls demolished boys, then 10 year old girl went on to play to draw with Dad of boy who couldn't get kitchen set - YAH!).
