https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 03 May 2026 06:19:02 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-gender-deecember#post-1974093 Sun, 07 Dec 2014 06:19:09 +0000 anonysquire 1974093@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@stargal: balls and cars til he asks otherwise. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-gender-deecember#post-1974081 Sun, 07 Dec 2014 04:57:48 +0000 FaithFertility 1974081@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My parents did an amazing jon with this I think! I can remember wanting hotwheels for Christmas one year, I loved the loop track too....well I got it, and funny how many of my friends wanted to play with it. I also got a ball and glove one year again that I requested, they never put a block on the things I loved!</p> <p>I plan to do the same with my daughter!!!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-gender-deecember#post-1974065 Sun, 07 Dec 2014 03:38:04 +0000 stargal 1974065@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@anonysquire: just curious, what about your future son?</p> <p>I personally love this! P plays with whatever he wants. I just go by his leads. The other day at the store.he grabbed Minnie mouse stuffie and a blue monster stuffie. He loves anything doesn't matter if its "boy" or "girls" toys. He has baby doll, dolll houses etc. And I don't buy.the boy version of these. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-gender-deecember#post-1974056 Sun, 07 Dec 2014 02:35:49 +0000 anonysquire 1974056@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ya, no. Still buying my daughter all things pink and dolls and girly stuff and glitter. If she wants something else she can have it. But if I'm picking, it's going to be gender oriented. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-gender-deecember#post-1974029 Sun, 07 Dec 2014 00:22:53 +0000 Applesandbananas 1974029@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Astro Bee: no, it was just a general comment of how I pick out toys in relation to gender neutral parenting. His daycare does seem to have a wide variety of toys and activities. He also has both male and female teachers and classmates, so I do think he's exposed to many different concepts of toys and imaginative play. He just gravitates towards trucks, blocks, tools, etc. He loves building things, taking things apart, and playing with tools so we bought him a tool bench rather than a play kitchen. I'm not opposed to play kitchens for boys, I actually bought a play kitchen for daycare because it seemed like fun and it was on their wish list, but the tool bench at home was something we thought he'd get more enjoyment out of. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-gender-deecember#post-1974005 Sat, 06 Dec 2014 23:23:35 +0000 pui 1974005@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't plan on buying all toys that are gender neutral, just not limiting what toys my child has based on her sex. This campaign isn't against boys playing with trucks, it's about giving him the option of a doll too.</p> <p>Keep in mind children, not just parents, Also have a predetermined idea of what toys are "appropriate" for their sex, thanks to the media. Lots of little girls wouldn't ever touch a toy dump truck thanks to gendered marketing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-gender-deecember#post-1974000 Sat, 06 Dec 2014 23:17:32 +0000 Astro Bee 1974000@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@applesandbananas: I'm not sure if your comment about not buying toys just to be gender-neutral was in reference to mine. If it wasn't, please disregard. I don't mean that I will buy my son toys whether he likes them or not, but I do think it's important to expose children to a variety of toys to foster a multitude of interests (and then, of course, allowing them to develop and follow their own interests), rather than just buying what is currently marketed at their gender. Kids are sponges, after all. If your son's daycare provides this, all the better! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-gender-deecember#post-1973975 Sat, 06 Dec 2014 22:26:14 +0000 chanada 1973975@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is a great campaign. The gender orientation of toys these days really bother! I'm also somebody who doesn't like too much blue clothes on boys or pink on girls.</p> <p>I tried looking for more "gender-neutral" toys I grew up with and found out that Lego was marketed in blue in the boys aisle with military truck and other transportation while the girls section only have Lego "friends" pink cafes etc with bobble head characters!</p> <p>When kids are so young, they should play without any rules of gender, they can shape their preferences later. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-gender-deecember#post-1973897 Sat, 06 Dec 2014 21:04:08 +0000 Applesandbananas 1973897@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a boy and we just get him stuff he seems interested in. Daycare will relay that he likes this or that or we'll see him gravitate towards stuff during play dates and we purchase accordingly. That being said, he has gravitated towards anything he can climb on, anything he can build with, and anything with wheels. He has some stuffed animals but he has never shown any interest. </p> <p>I don't really put a lot of thought into whether it's a "girl toy" or "boy toy", but, my favorite color is blue, so if there's a color option, I'm going to buy blue. If he liked dolls, I'd probably buy him some dolls, but I won't buy them just for the sake of being gender neutral. I'd rather buy him things he'll enjoy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-gender-deecember#post-1973879 Sat, 06 Dec 2014 20:43:54 +0000 Astro Bee 1973879@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Anya: That graphic cracked me up!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-gender-deecember#post-1973877 Sat, 06 Dec 2014 20:41:52 +0000 Astro Bee 1973877@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My poor DH has listened to me rant on and off over the years about gender stereotyping, specifically as it relates to kid's (mostly girls') clothes and toys. We're both aerospace engineers in the military, and my hobby is astronomy (hence, the user name) so obviously the concept of pigeon-holing girls is a sore point with me. I also grew up playing ice hockey (yet faced discrimination in my small town for doing so!). </p> <p>Now that we are expecting our first, I am even more passionate about this cause. We're expecting a boy, but plan to ensure he gets as much nurturing toys (baby dolls and kitchen sets) as scientific and building toys. I think it's important to raise well-rounded individuals. @Snickers: I love that cartoon! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-gender-deecember#post-1973706 Sat, 06 Dec 2014 16:00:46 +0000 Tanjowen 1973706@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Haha, I love this post! Every one of my son's toys were inherited from his older cousins...both are girls. However, I think it's easier while he's an infant to do gender neutral toys as I noticed the Christmas gift ideas I received for my older nieces and nephews are very gender specific (boys = cars/trucks girls = dolls or jewelry). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-gender-deecember#post-1973649 Sat, 06 Dec 2014 14:36:01 +0000 snickers 1973649@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think its awesome. At my parents house my DS's (18months) current fav toy is a baby doll. Granted he is quite rough with it but he loves to feed it a bottle.<br /> I always think of this </p> [attach=1713/14/ng6eg1.188x237.dad.png] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-gender-deecember#post-1973639 Sat, 06 Dec 2014 14:17:54 +0000 T.H.O.U. 1973639@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This Christmas we purposefully bought my daughter a blue boys bike. First I couldn't stand all the frills of some of the girls bikes, but I also want to save the bike for her little brother. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-gender-deecember#post-1973624 Sat, 06 Dec 2014 13:52:50 +0000 erinpye 1973624@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am in favor of this in general and can't stand that the girls toy aisles look like pepto bismol was vomited all over them, while the boys toy aisles have cool science and mechanical toys. It boggles my mind that toys are still so gendered- it's not like grown men don't cook or rock babies, and women don't build things or drive cars. I think the stereotyping is very harmful. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-gender-deecember#post-1971501 Thu, 04 Dec 2014 19:42:45 +0000 simplyfelicity 1971501@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MUI831: Same here! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-gender-deecember#post-1971456 Thu, 04 Dec 2014 19:03:01 +0000 mrskc 1971456@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I hate how gender geared toys are. My son has a baby doll that he loves to play with. I also got him a tea set for xmas which I think he'll love. I seriously hate the pink explosion in the girl aisles. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-gender-deecember#post-1971441 Thu, 04 Dec 2014 18:51:25 +0000 pui 1971441@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Anya: Haha that's great! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-gender-deecember#post-1971439 Thu, 04 Dec 2014 18:49:10 +0000 sarac 1971439@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Anya: Yep. This is how I treat my daughter. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-gender-deecember#post-1971420 Thu, 04 Dec 2014 18:34:33 +0000 Anya 1971420@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Related: </p> [attach=4576/14/ng305l.490x397.image.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-gender-deecember#post-1971418 Thu, 04 Dec 2014 18:32:00 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 1971418@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This reminds me of some FB friends' recent post. Their youngest child just had his second birthday and with two older sisters he's played with all sorts of toys. The parents tongue &amp; cheeked thanked folks for gifting him a ton of gender-oriented toys. </p> <p>Even though I believe in this concept I will probably have my own hurdles when it comes to actually doing it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-gender-deecember#post-1971411 Thu, 04 Dec 2014 18:23:50 +0000 Snowdrop 1971411@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think it is something to be encouraged all year! I don't get why we gender babies and little children so much... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-gender-deecember#post-1971407 Thu, 04 Dec 2014 18:22:10 +0000 Mommy Finger 1971407@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At first I thought this was an article about wanting everyone to go Team Green and not find out the gender of their baby in December. . . . :) Whoops. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-gender-deecember#post-1971318 Thu, 04 Dec 2014 16:53:28 +0000 pui 1971318@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p><a href="http://www.nogenderdecember.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.nogenderdecember.com</a></p> <p>"Kids should be free to decide which toys interest them, without being informed by gendered marketing that something is ‘for them’ or ‘not for them’. Gendered marketing limits our children’s right to determine their own idea of fun! Play Unlimited hopes to raise parents awareness of the narrowing impact gendered marketing can have on children’s perspectives about what it is and isn’t ok to like or play with as a boy or a girl. Kids shouldn’t learn that certain toys are off limits for them because of their gender."</p> <p>I think this is a great campaign! Instead of "letting boys be boys" or "letting girls be girls" I approve of "letting children be children"!</p> <p>Thoughts? </p>