I have two sons, the older brothers to my only daughter. While I did try to teach my daughter how to be feminine and "ladylike," I also encouraged her to pursue whatever interests she preferred, however competitive, and I never gave in to the "Princess" bit. Accordingly, my boys were raised to treat girls as equals, while respecting their gender.
We tried to be fair and balanced when it came to the types of games and toys, and the kids enjoyed many of the same ones - like Legos, brain games, even video games. Sure, they had their gender-oriented toys, too. But, my daughter wasn't obsessed with certain "girly" dolls or trying to fit some gender-specific role, if you will.
I think that it's a good thing to teach kids rules of behavior and engagement between genders. But, it doesn't have to go so far as to put either gender on a pedestal.
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I have two sons, the older brothers to my only daughter. While I did try to teach my daughter how to be feminine and "ladylike," I also encouraged her to pursue whatever interests she preferred, however competitive, and I never gave in to the "Princess" bit. Accordingly, my boys were raised to treat girls as equals, while respecting their gender.
We tried to be fair and balanced when it came to the types of games and toys, and the kids enjoyed many of the same ones - like Legos, brain games, even video games. Sure, they had their gender-oriented toys, too. But, my daughter wasn't obsessed with certain "girly" dolls or trying to fit some gender-specific role, if you will.
I think that it's a good thing to teach kids rules of behavior and engagement between genders. But, it doesn't have to go so far as to put either gender on a pedestal.
Just raise good human beings.
JMHO
May 26, 2009 - 8:05pmThis Comment
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