I think it was dateline they were showing about this little boy who says hes a little girl so the parents let him wear girl clothes they said as a baby he was interested in girl toys, he is around 6 years... I have two 2 kids a daughter who is 6 and a son who is 2 and sometimes he will play withe her toys but we tell him no those are your sisters... I mean little kids all go through that stage but i dont see how a parent can let their child believe they are a different sex... I know i sure as hell wouldnt let my son dress like a girl...Just wondering what you all think of it...If anyone watched it too?
2007-08-08 17:55:17 · 9 answers · asked by jason r 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
It has been proven that gender issues are determined very early. it is a very misunderstood fact of life. The childs mind is a girl but his body is male. that is very confusing for adults to understand but not as confusing as trying to be told to be one thing when you are another.
2007-08-08 18:05:45 · answer #1 · answered by just me 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Yes I saw it and you're not explaining it quite right, no offense. The children they showed have Gender Identity Disorder and it's real. It's not just the parents allowing their son to dress like a girl and play w/ girl toys. Boys w/ the disorder usually end up hating their own bodies because it's not what they in their minds know themselves to be. Go to the link below so you can get a better understanding of what those kids and the adults that have it are going through. It's not bull and I'm sure it's hard for someone to comprehend when you don't know anyone that has the disorder.
www.healthatoz.com/healthatoz/Atoz/ency/gender_identity_disorder.jsp
2007-08-09 03:45:46 · answer #2 · answered by gotta luv me! 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I missed that Dateline show, but my thinking is that it is OK for for both boys and girls to play with any toy they want to.I had both boy and girl and they often played with each other's toys, and even traded sometimes. My son even traded a blue sleeping bag with his sister for a pink one. However, I think they should wear clothing that is gender specific because kids can be very cruel, and if a boy dresses like a girl, even if he wants to, he is inviting teasing. He makes himself a target for not being accepted by other children. In the grand scheme of things, I do believe that people have a choice as to their life style, but they should not deliberately set themself up as a target by being "different" in obvious ways.
2007-08-12 23:32:57 · answer #3 · answered by soupkitty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well it is a tough thing, I am not a parent myself, but I am a pretty open minded person, so I believe haha. there is right and wrong to the story. I think they have good intentions, but are inacting them way too early. I have a gay friend who's parents disowned him completely when he came out, see now I hate parents like that. So I don't believe that you should tell you child they are "wrong" for playing with toys focused to the opposite gender, what is the harm if your son plays barbies with your daughter, that alone is not going to make them gay. I think the parents are correct in allowing the son to explore his options, but they did take it to the extreme. Saying he is a girl and wearing dresses is very extreme. So i think they are wrong in letting it go that far, but i think it would be horrible to raise your child thinking it is horribly wrong, in the event they are gay. If they aren't gay then you got lucky, but think about what that would do to a child who is in fact gay and is told that is wrong their whole life, it's just not right. Homosexuality is not a complete choice, there is much more too it.
So you are right, but I would say ease up on your son, if he wants to play with your daughter let him. i am a straight male who would go out of state with mith my uncle, aunt and cousin and she was all I'd have to play with all summer and we would alternate, I would play her games, then she would play mine. So I played with dolls, and I turned out just fine, I have a woman in my life I totally am head over heels for and I played football in high school, some in college and now play on the semi-pro level. Dolls won't make your son change.
2007-08-09 01:10:56 · answer #4 · answered by hbroots 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I didn't see that show but I have heard of this before. I don't think letting a boy play with girl toys is wrong but I don't think they should be dressing him like a girl even if that is what he wants. This could seriously mess him up!!!!
2007-08-09 01:06:28 · answer #5 · answered by Michelle My Bell 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I saw that and wondered how they would allow this at the child's age. I always thought that the patient had to go through a lot of counseling. I don't understand how a young child could make such a life changing decision.
2007-08-09 01:07:18 · answer #6 · answered by Leather and Lace 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah I saw the Dateline you're talking about and at first I was like hell naw, but then I was like, why make the kid feel bad about who he is, If you do that at an early age he'll never talk to you about anything because he'll think you'll criticize him. So I guess that's a catch 22.
2007-08-09 01:06:37 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
It's really common for this to happen. There is nothing wrong with it.
You should always do whatever makes your child happiest at those ages, or they will have problems developing emotionally.
2007-08-09 01:07:32 · answer #8 · answered by Shiro 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
They raised their son to be a girl?
That's not gender equality. That's sick.
2007-08-09 00:59:28 · answer #9 · answered by Maber 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋