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Does your little boy play with dolls etc. and your little girl play with cars? Sylvia xxx

When he was small, my son pushed around his car with dolls in. It never bothered me at all. Hes now 10 and wont admit to it ! My daughter played with cars & thomas trains, but prefers her dolls now. Elaine x

hiya sylvia..glad you put this thread on. My little boy is just turned 2,he has a pram,and cars ..theres the plastic house and cooker,sink washer etc in it. he has 3 dolls(2 girls and a boy) my hubby is horrified!! but wnt he be a dad?? push his child?? look after his child?? and be domesticated?? just learning him an equal role in life. my 9 yr old daughter is as boyish as she could be without actually being a boy..loves football,rugby,climbing etc. Both are happy and loved.x

Yes, I had 2 of each, boys and girls. My boys had the best dolls prams in the street. And one of my girls asked for 'hammer and nails', a trainset, and a bus, which turned out to be peddle car, one Christmas. AFTER all the presents were bought. It was a mad dash to get one(second hand) and get it ready. Dont worry, its perfectly normal. Both my boys are, very much men. At the same time , would it be such a sad state of affairs if they were not????????? I dont think so. Deanna

I also had a train set as a child, and cars.....and footballs my dad as a roofer found on roofs lol Elaine x

Sylvia I don't have a little girl (sob sob). When I was a little girl I played with dolls, but I also played tomboy games with my brother and we both played cars. My two boys - 1st one at the age of 2 opening his birthday present 'I hope its got wheels on it'! I bought him a toy oven in a misguided but well-intentioned attempt to allow him to be more unisex. He opened the oven door downwards and said 'this is my ramp' and treated the oven as a garage! He went to playgroup when he was 3 and they had a lovely homecorner with handmade wooden cooker, washing machine etc. W always chose the cars or the sandpit, so one day I said 'do you ever play in the home corner?' Without even looking at me, he ran off towards the cars saying 'that's for girls' - this despite the fact that the only children playing in the homecorner at the time were both boys. 2nd boy not quite so vehement, he allowed that you could play with girls (but only if it was football). They are now 13 and nearly 11 and their games of choice are kicking a football/rugby ball/basketball about and car games on their playstation. Sole topics of conversation cars and sport. But they are wearing Lance Armstrong wristbands, which is a big surprise to me! nell

I was reminded very obviously about boys and girls being different (I think at age 3 they start becoming more gender-definite about games/toys) was when I had a little girl round to mind one day. I showed her the Playmobil castle I had built with my sons. She immediately got all the knights round a table for tea and cake-passing round. The next day I had a little boy slightly younger round to play. Showed him the castle and as I turned to make a cup of tea I heard him playing 'Cut his head off! Burn it down! Now the dragon eats him!' nell

When Power Rangers were all the rage I spent about 45mins queueing up in the rain for 4 toys at Harlow TRU for my youngest son. Christmas morning spent putting stickers on showing him how they worked/moved etc. Chistmas afternoon spent putting my daughters play oven/kitchen together. Assembling putting stickers on etc. Within 5 mins Power Rangers on Floor he was playing with the kitchen and I was trying to coax my daughter back down stairs. The eldest we spent weeks searching for a clockwork train set. On Christmas afternoon we had it set up for him then he disapeared ..... he was in the hall playing boats with the cardboard box my inlaws had used to bring stuff up from Hampshire. KIDS

My little boy is 2 and he walks around the house in his sisters high heel shoes, he also likes bracelets!!! He puts them on and says me pretty!!

My little boy has been provided with both boy and girl toys, but seems to naturally migrate towards the boy toys. Having said that, like Emma's son he does have a thing for pinching my shoes. Doesn't worry me though, my cousin did that and he's definitely all man, built like a brick wotsit. LOL Dianne

I've got two girls aged 4 and 7. They both play with Lego, cars, race track, trainsets, play Bob the builder games with the play tool kit. It's good that bothy sexes play with all sorts of toys it gives them a good rounded view on life. Louise

I suppose I was a tomboy too, having no sister and only a brother. Used to play football and cricket in the street with the boys. I think the 'nice' little girls in our street weren't allowed to play with me. Sylvia xxx

Emma, your 2 yr old sounds like mine, who at this moment is tottering around in his sisters sandles, with a tiara on his head and a handbag on his arm, while pushing a dolly in a pram. :o) His sister is VERY girly despite having a brother and two boy cousins, and I guess he likes to copy. He also loves his diggers so that is an equal balance. :o) I don't think it matters what they play with. I certainly remember playing with my brothers cars, and him dressing up in my dancing costumes! Claire xx