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[quote=Anonymous]Ignore the trolls op. I'm sorry this happened. I would just look for opportunities, over time, where you can explain that some people believe certain things are for girls and certain things are for boys, but that isn't true. You can be really specific like that - it really helps to learn from this young age because then as they encounter these assumptions, they have some basis to understand that some people think that, but their parents don't believe it to be true. Sometimes for example when we're doing something that is typically girl, that he wants to do, I will say you know some people think that only girls like x, but we know that's not true etc etc. I just sprinkle it in. Keep sharing your family values, teaching when there are opportunities that women have been treated differently than men in the past, etc. etc. They can handle these truths and over time, he will start to get it.

My 5 year old just picked a pink backpack for kindergarten and I did a little prep with him, there may be a kid or adult who might tell you that your backpack is for girls, what would you say? He immediately said "I would just tell them - that's not true. Pink is my favorite color and I'm a boy." That comes from a few years of these conversations, now he is very confident and clearly didn't even need my prep but I just didn't want him to be surprised or question himself in the moment. [/quote]

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