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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]I actually don't really agree that kids don't have the same ideas about gender stereotyped toys as adults. [b]My son is 3 and can easily and correctly identify boy toys vs girl toys[/b]. We never told him that certain toys are only for girls or boys, or that it is bad to like certain toys. He just observes what other kids play with. 
That being said, if your son likes to play with dolls, I wouldn't worry about it. You can't change what he likes, and you shouldn't make him feel bad about it. If he's gay, that's fine. If he likes dolls, that's fine. You need to let him know that you accept and love him for who he is.[/quote]

If he can "correctly" identify boy toys vs girl toys than you have somehow reinforce for him that there are certain toys that are correct for certain genders.[/quote]

And what is so wrong with that?

I have four boys and we all joke that our house is a doll-free zone. They see the girls playing with dolls and princess dresses at school but know that we don't have them at home because "boys live here." What am I supposed to do, go out and buy them Barbies just to satisfy some idiotic notion that children should be encouraged to experiment?[/quote]

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