Gender-Specific Toys
December 8, 2005 by Lei
Filed under News and Links about Children's Things
Like most modern parents, I’d like to think I present my son with toys that are as gender-neutral as possible. In fact, if you’ve noticed, I am reluctant to categorize many of the toys I feature here at Play Library as either toys for boys or girls. Still, it’s plain to see that my son prefers traditional boy toys like spaceships and cars.
Toy preferences may have developed far back in human evolution and may even be partially determined by our genes. Recent research has shown that male monkeys like to play with toy cars while female monkeys …read more
