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Educating Children to be Gender Sensitive
By Christina Taylor
When it comes to talking about gender, society perceives that boys play with plastic popguns and
toy cars while girls play with dolls and floral patterned tea sets. And whenever boys play with dolls and
girls play with guns or toy cars, most parents would feel uneasy; shock and some might even get
angry. Some parents might even respond by forcing their children to play with toys that they think their
children’s gender should play with.
But studies have shown that children, who were stripped of gender biases when growing up, can
explore all possibilities and even grows up to be well rounded adults. Thus, not limiting their toys to
their gender is actually beneficial for them. This will even help your children reach their full potential.
Removing gender stereotypes will allow your children to explore and develop latent gifts and talents.
Gender is said to be biologically determined but psychologist believe that gender identity is also
determined by other factors like the environment and how parents, relative and peers treat children.
And children are said to develop the concept of gender identity at a young age. Gender stability is
established when the child has already established his/her gender identity. They will then develop
gender typical behaviors.
But in this times when society have already dictated what is male and female, and how male and
female react, is it still possible to raise children who are not sexist in their points of view? Is