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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have one of each - boy and girl.  By the time they were 2 or 3, they were well aware of stereotypes.

I appreciate the comments on the lack of good role models for boys.  Look at our current administration and their values and behavior.

While I believe that there are very minor biological differences between the two, it is exacerbated by how we parent.  For instance, boys are born slightly better with spatial skills.  They are given more toys like legos that enhance those skills and play with them more and get more practice.  Over time, the difference snowballs into a significant gap.  While the boys were playing with the legos, the girls were given dolls, so they were practicing their social emotional skills.  Again, over time, the minor biological difference turns into something quite significant when they enter kindergarten.

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Sounds like a parenting fail.  I let my boy play with what he wanted but he had no interest in dolls.  He is one of the kindest, caring people I know.  Some of it is parenting, some of it is personality.  [/quote]

+1. I myself never played with dolls. But I helped younger kids, and so did my brother. It's easier to practice social emotional skills with real live kids that you meet at the playground and on your street. You don't need dolls to do this. [/quote]

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