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Title: NY Times: Parents Navigating Choppy Gender Waters
Post by: Shana A on June 12, 2011, 12:20:07 PM
NY Times: Parents Navigating Choppy Gender Waters

Filed By Dr. Jillian T. Weiss | June 12, 2011 11:00 AM

http://www.bilerico.com/2011/06/ny_times_parents_navigating_choppy_gender_waters.php (http://www.bilerico.com/2011/06/ny_times_parents_navigating_choppy_gender_waters.php)

The New York Times published an article on Friday called Boys Will Be Boys? Not In These Families.

The article starts with this sentence:

"A 3 ½-year-old named Harry was playing at home in Los Angeles recently when his father walked in with a Target shopping bag. Inside was a special gift for the little boy: a sparkly princess Barbie doll."

The article goes on to discuss the rewards and problems of allowing children to express themselves as they want.