This picture is portraying that the normal way to be raised is that boys should play with boy things and that girls should play with girl things. In my picture the mother is giving the little boy the basketball player and the little girl is being given the pink doll carrier. It seems that most parents have a great influence on what there children play with. Some parents think that if their son plays with girl things that he will grow up being soft or less masculine. Also that girl wont be ladies if they play with boy toys.
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This picture is accurate with how parents give specific toys to different genders. I usually babysit my younger cousins, that are boys, around 3 and 5 and they have been conditioned to want only "boy" toys. There parents, and the media have taught them that they should play with footballs, basketballs, also they are into many instruments. Just the other day when I was babysitting them I did not even catch myself handing one a football. Even though we have a bunch of girlie toys like dolls, and dress up, I picked out the football for him. Not only are they conditioned to believe certain toys are for them, I also have been conditioned to think this way.
I agree with the other comment in that the picture does show how parents give certain toys to each gender. The picture also shows how parents play a huge role in gender socializing their kids. In the picture the mom is giving the girl a girl toy and the boy a boy toy instead of letting them choose, this is probably because she doesnt want them to think its okay to play with the 'wrong' kind of toy so her kids arent any different from others.
This picture does a great job in showing "gender appopriate" toys. The mom is clearly giving the girl the "girly" toy and the boy the "boy" toy. In our society most of us grow up with gender specific toys and clothes. The colors of things and clothing are a big part of how we grow up. We think pink is for girls and blue for boys. Some parents even get upset if their son wants to play dress up with their sister, or their daughter wants to play with a football rather than cheer for it. We would live in such a better society if we all were open to more and more diversified.
I totally agree with all the comments left on this picture. just watching of what my parents did with me and my brother. i used to give my brother dolls to play with and my dad always took the doll and gave him a toy truck or car. you don't realize how much parents and babysitters also have a big role of socializing their kids. Every now and then when i babysit i see the little boy reach for the play house toys and the little girl always takes the toys away from him and gives him a ball or something else. it funny how even at that young age they can someone tell a difference between what toys is acceptable to play with.
when i was growing up i dont think it was my parents who influenced me to play with girl things but other little girls playing with girl things.
In looking at this picture I see how parents without realising it sometimes push little boys or girls to play with the approiate toys for their gender. This is where we somtimes run into problems because kids are only young once and if you have a boy and a girl and they play together there is no problem in their sharing their toys.
I see that girls and boys should play with the gendered toys that are for them, but I also see more in this picture. A female is taking care of the children and that is a social norm of today. If one notices, the toys are also color approriate for their gender. This is the way that society has been and the future society will be unless they change it.
Parents do naturally give their little girl a baby doll and their boy a monster truck or something. I think that boy or girl, they should be given what the children would want to play with. Just because the boy wants to play with a baby doll does not mean that he is going ot be gay or anything its just want he wants for right then.
This depicts how most parents teach their children to play with "gender appropriate toys". Some parents don't even realize that they are stereotyping when teaching their children what to play with. Most people are just so used to the idea of girls playing with pink toys, and dolls and guys playing with footballs, and action figures. A part of this is probably because parents know it's a tough world out there, and are afraid that their children will be different if they don't act like they are supposed to.
I totally agree with this picture parents think that toys are gender specific but they aren't. Just because your son wants to play barbies with his sisters doesn't mean hes going to turn out gay, and just because your daughter wants to play football with the guys doesn't mean she wont be a good housewife. This picture is a great representation that parents try to force certain toys on their children.
I agree that the photo is showing you how toys are gender socialized and even the parents have a major role in this. When I was younger it was about what I liked or friends I had liked, even if it was boy associated with. You can tell that the mom is giving them certain toys to play with instead of letting them choose what they would like to play with.
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