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Seeing Batman doing ballet really lightened up the video.

If there's anything I did agree with in it, I think the children school's approach to avoid enforcing gender stereotypes was a sound way to go. I don't believe it's really necessary to tell little kids at that age that they must do girl or boy things, because it could stifle their learning and creativity as individuals.

Maybe a little boy has made friends with girls in class. They like playing with dolls, so he plays along with them. So what? That doesn't mean he's going to want to collect dolls as a grown man. He's learning to socialize, that's what needs to be paid attention to. The dolls can just be an activity for the kids to bond over. And some pivotal aspects of early development that little boys could use more help with are overcoming social anxiety and learning to make bonds with kids their own age. Girls are often more inclined to do that. Boys can have trouble with it and sometimes need help.

Maybe a little girl likes playing with the boys and you don't see her interacting much with the other girls doing girly stuff. Don't pick her up and keep setting her with the other girls. When she wants to hang with the girls she will come to that decision on her own. If she keeps running back to play with the boys, it's because she's having more fun with them. Let her have fun her way. There will be plenty of time for her to learn how to play with girls later. She's not gonna turn 18 in one day. She's not gonna become a lesbian just because she played super ninjas with the boys as a little kid. Although she might become a Power Ranger.

When the kids get older and start hitting puberty, okay, maybe then it's time to give them some subtle gender guidance. But like 3-10 years old? Forget that, let them play how they want.
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