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[quote=Anonymous]I think cars/trucks/trains are interesting to both boys and girls, and that dolls/playacting are interesting to both also.  However, I agree with the PPs who noted that their sons suddenly, with no encouragement, developed an obsession with moving vehicles in a way that their daughters did not.

I think some is probably unconscious gender biases in our society -- we probably push boys a little more into cars and girls a little more into dolls, even when we don't mean to

I also think it may have to do with a tendency toward movement that's stronger in boys.  Obviously, everyone has this, but the research I've read suggests that girls often do better in school because they are more comfortable sitting for longer periods.  Boys tend to want to run around and move a little more.  Major generalizations, but there seems to be some tendencies on a large scale.  My guess is that boys perhaps find moving vehicles more engaging than dolls because they can move them around more and be physical with them.  My DS is a toddler and loves his doll, but he will play for much longer with anything he can throw or push or ride on![/quote]

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