Comments on I Pick Pretty: Mommyblogging: Should You Buy Your Boy a Barbie?

Well, my little boy is only 4 months old, so we...

2012-01-14T13:16:45.156-06:00

Well, my little boy is only 4 months old, so we're not quite at that stage yet. But I have a feeling my husband will only be buying him boy stuff. That's just a guess from the fact that his room is already filled with sports memorabilia. :) My daughter is definitely a little princess who loves all girly things. And I think you're right--we're probably more comfortable with her playing with boy toys versus him playing with girl toys. Who knows why? I do know that if our son ended up being gay, we'd love him and accept him no matter what.

His outfit it so stinking cute!! -Mrs. C http://ww...

2012-01-14T08:50:27.037-06:00

His outfit it so stinking cute!!
-Mrs. C
http://www.tosots.blogspot.com/

One thing I recommend, related but somewhat tangen...

2012-01-10T07:46:52.977-06:00

One thing I recommend, related but somewhat tangentially, is that right from the start, you imagine that you child could be gay. Statistically, it's not most likely outcome, but if it turned out to be the case, you'll be best prepared to love and support them if you've included that possibility in your mind all along.

I was/am of a similar mindset and when I went to s...

2012-01-10T06:13:03.973-06:00

I was/am of a similar mindset and when I went to search for a boy baby doll for N before C was born I was so disappointed because I could hardly find one! I settled on a Cabbage Patch, which N hasn't paid any attention.

For now most of our toys seem on the more gender neutral side but I'm sure time will bring all kinds of action figures and such.

I love this post because having two girls but want...

2012-01-09T17:34:44.046-06:00

I love this post because having two girls but wanting a boy someday I said to my husband- we definitely need to make our toy selection gender neutral and with that he bought the girls tool sets and other gender neutral toys for Christmas and I'm really glad he did :)

My boys have had zero interest in girly stuff, eve...

2012-01-09T16:40:13.094-06:00

My boys have had zero interest in girly stuff, even though we had baby dolls and kitchens while they were young. In fact, that kitchen was never touched once and I nearly got rid of it, but thought, hmm, having one more, maybe that baby will play with it...and my daughter loves the kitchen, and the girly stuff. She loves pink and purple, without any prompting from me. In fact, a significant portion of her wardrobe is her brothers' hand-me-downs, but she goes right for the pink stuff regardless. On the other hand, she plays with not just the babies and the kitchen, but with Bey Blades (omg, when she says "Mama, will you battle with me?") and trucks, and is not afraid to bash her brothers over the head with those trucks, or employ the People's Elbow on them. I'd say most of her toys are actually whatever the boys are playing with.

Have you read Pink Brain, Blue Brain? Very interes...

2012-01-09T15:51:48.373-06:00

Have you read Pink Brain, Blue Brain? Very interesting summary of all the scientific literature re: sex differences in children, from birth through adolescence. Bottom line conclusion: sex differences are almost exclusively nurture until puberty. So, as my little daughter hugs her dolls and carries my little handbags around the house, I wonder what is compelling her to act that way. Am I sending her cues of which I'm not even aware? Or am I just not buying enough trucks and trains, naively believing she'll ask for them someday if she wants them? With another daughter on the way, I feel like we're drowning in "girl stuff."

Have you ever browsed around the sex-specific sections of Toys R Us? It makes me sad. So much make-up and princess stuff on the girl side, so much monster and dinosaur slime on the boys'.

I try my best to be gender-neutral around here, even though the nurseries are pink and purple. I don't want to go out of my way to buck the norm and make life harder for the girls later on by being totally unconventional, but I don't want them stuck in their roles either.

Spencer does have a baby doll and he LOVES it. He...

2012-01-09T14:40:05.332-06:00

Spencer does have a baby doll and he LOVES it. He will carry her (oh yes, she is dressed in all pink and has curls) with him everywhere. He has his "bear" (his lovie) that is his bff, but baby comes close! It's fine by me that he loves his baby- I feel that it's prepping him for his total world shake down in May! For the most part, all the boys at daycare love the baby dolls. The wrap them up and put them to bed- it's super cute. He really plays with anything- balls are still probably his favorite. If he were given a choice between books and toys, though, he would always pick books. The boy is obsessed :)

J'adore the Thomas longall, btw! J looks absolutely adorable in it! We are a very choo choo friendly family right now, so I might have to hunt something like this down!!