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Snappy 
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 Posted: 28 March 2010 at 10:21pm |
Janaya was the same. She had Thomas sets, Cars, Road maps, the lot!
Shes a very well rounded girl 
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Posted: 29 March 2010 at 12:32am |
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Why limit children's play by limiting what they can play with? We give our Son dolls and a cooker to play with and he loves it all.
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MissCandice
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Posted: 29 March 2010 at 7:35am |
Thank you everyone for your replies. I thought it was great that she is into a wide variety of play. She is fantastic at imaginative play as well, our PAFT teacher was amazed. Kylah builds roads, and tunnels and houses to drive her cars through, its incredibly cute 
Thanks again, for putting me at ease, she went to bed in her lightning pajamas i got her from Australia last night :)
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kiwikid
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Posted: 29 March 2010 at 8:07am |
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I agree with everyone else, DS loves his babies / tea set as much as he does his trains / cars - I think its perfectly natural.
The book I am reading 'Raising Boys' says that up til they are 6yrs of age there are essentially no differences between the sexes, they should be encouraged to play however they like and should be parented the same.
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didi99
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Posted: 29 March 2010 at 10:09am |
I used to play with trucks and car etc when I was young also hated dresses and skirts, but have turned out to be a perfectly normal woman (so I like to think ). But I would of been so upset if my mum had tryed to stop me from playing with them, so I say leave her be and tell that woman to but out!
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LittleBug
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Posted: 29 March 2010 at 12:07pm |
I was a complete tomboy, cars/trucks were my favourite toys, and I hated wearing dresses.
I've changed a little now 
It always surprises me how girly Chloe is, I just keep wondering where she got that from, since I was the complete opposite when I was little!
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WRXnKids
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Posted: 29 March 2010 at 6:56pm |
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Josh is a total boy boy like you wouldnt believe but still first thing he went for at daycare was a pram to push around and he has a bathing doll (we thought it might help him learn gentle when the baby comes) and a BBQ to cook on (my sis though it was more manly than a pink oven haha)
I think its all good for him and not going to harm him in anyway in fact i think if he likes to play dolls and house now its only going to make him a better father one day in the future (when im old and ready to be a grandparent not before)
I did think people thought girls playing boys games/toys was more acceptable than the other way round but obviously some people are still a bit backwards
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Posted: 30 March 2010 at 1:03pm |
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my2angels wrote:
I think its cos she is around so many boys and Im hoping will grow out of it |
Why do you hope she will grow out of it?
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Because at this stage she is adamint she will be wearing Kobes old unitorm to school and Im not sure how to get her to wear a dress or even those skort things girls wear.
And I dont mean she just likes to wear boys t shirts etc.. she want boy undies, boy socks, if we go to buy new shoes she goes straight for the boy shoes. she wont have her hair up in anything other than a ponytail to keep it off her face, if we go to parties she always wants the boys party bag (like at chipmunks they sometimes have girl or boy party bags) Im not worried because she plays with her dolls as much as the cars etc.. all that stuff doesnt bother me but I also dont want to her be laughed at at school etc.. for wearing boys uniform, thats even if the school did let her which I doubt they would.
Although I must admit it would be nice to see her wearing a skirt or dress and some pretty sandals every now and then
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Bizzy
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Posted: 30 March 2010 at 1:44pm |
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at the school my boy attends there is no girl uniform... and a lot are like that now. they seem to prefer the girls (and boys) to wear pants at primary. it certainly makes it easier to run around and play in my books. it sounds more to me like hero worship of her big brother...and thats sweet!
my girl loves cars and playing in the dirt and her push chair and dolls, she loves the sandpit at kindy and the playdough table... as do my boys!
short answer to the original question though is NO!
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Posted: 30 March 2010 at 1:52pm |
The uniform for the school near us, is polo shirts and shorts or pants too. They don't have a girls or boys uniform.
DH informed me that our kids will be into guns, tanks and airplanes regardless of gender , he was proudly explaining about a Dad who has made a mini sized air rifle for his little girl.
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my2angels
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Posted: 30 March 2010 at 1:57pm |
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the school ours are at still have the checkered pinafore, skirt or skorts although she will get to wear the same plain blue polo top. (blue is her favourite colour)
Not sure its big brother worship, its just any boys clothes. she got wet at a friends house so they gave her one of thier boys tops and she wore it for 3 days straight before I could talk her into something else.
Poor Kobe tho, he gets so sick of her raiding his drawers, I always get Muuum Addison wont stop wearing my clothes, mum make Addison stay out of my drawers.
We have a friends who's wee boy loves getting dressed up in girls clothes so when he comes round its like a roll reversal, he will come out in Addisons dresses and girly shoes and she comes out in his clothes, looks so funny
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Posted: 30 March 2010 at 5:12pm |
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Hah - don't get me started on primary schools (or any schools for that matter!) that still make girls wear dresses or skirts to school while the boys get to wear shorts and pants. It's ridiculous!
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Posted: 30 March 2010 at 6:02pm |
They do look cute though
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Posted: 30 March 2010 at 7:48pm |
Not to me
I only think how impractical they are....
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Should we stop encouraging it?
