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Originally posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy
dtb: [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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Well, duh! Of course I type them -- don't we all? I try not to force my societally imposed and reinforced gender bias attitudes on him, though. I didn't sit down and say, "Now honey, you're probably not going to like this becasue it's about a girl... but let's begin." Geez.
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Originally posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy
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.
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Again, DUH! No one is saying all girls like ONLY pink frilly things and all boys like ONLY trucks and guns. I think the point is that there
is some biological basis for toy preferences even before socialization can kick in. The gun example was a good one -- I had forgotten about that. Even before my elder boy knew the word "gun" he would call it a "shooter" and point his finger like a gun.
My son LOVES his kitchen. He likes to play restaurant and make the food, etc. But this could also be because his father is the cook in our household. In fact, once when my husband was on a business trip, and I went into the kitchen to make dinner, my son came in with a worried look on his face and said, "Um... Mommy? Do you know how to make stuff?"
HA!
