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Man, oh man, there are FOR SURE differences in raising boys and girls. And anybody who says that they're born the same and it's culture that determines what gender they are doesn't know what they're talking about!
While personality may play some role, it seems to me that boys are more active in general. 2 yo boy always seems to be on the go -- jumping, running, wanting to be doing something. 4 yo girl enjoys playing and running, but it seems to be at a lesser level. (Don't get me wrong -- 4 yo girl LOVES to run. We're guessing she'll be a track runner the way she is always running. The difference is, she can sit still for a while. 2 yo boy has difficulty with that and does better to be let loose to run.)
From the beginning, 2 yo boy has always noticed and stared at trucks -- especially big diesel ones. 4 yo girl caught onto the game of spotting trucks after 2 yo kept pointing them out.
When 8 mo was born, 4 yo girl was a little mother -- lots of kisses, lots of holding time, always by baby's side. 2 yo boy was curious about baby and gentle (thank the Lord), but he also liked to poke her eyes and squeeze her hands.
2 yo boy has always liked to throw things -- toys, rocks, balls, more rocks, pinecones, whatever. And he was very quick to learn how to catch and throw a ball. 4 yo girl also enjoys throwing football/baseball/whatever. And she's good at catching and throwing. It just took her a little longer to learn how.
4 yo girl was quicker to learn how to talk. She was quick to learn how to read. She's always eager to be Mommy's helper. 2 yo boy took longer to start talking, but he exploded verbally when he decided to talk. 2 yo likes to help Mommy, but would prefer to play with his trucks and cars anytime.
Again, there may be some personality and age differences that can affect what I've observed. But there's something deeper than that in who they are as male and female. Praise the Lord for those differences!
Yes, I agree that there are differences! My son and daughter very naturally tended to follow typical gender roles (girl- play with dolls, boy- play with trucks, pretend guns, pirates, etc) however, in many areas in our family personality rules their behaviors. For instance, my son is VERY communicative while my daughter is not. My daughter is much more physically active, while my son is not. So many times I think about how "boy" or "girl" they are acting, but sometimes I'm suprised about the not-typical gender type things they do!
The biggest difference I've seen in my 3 (2 girls and 1 boy, boy is youngest....so far) is the volume!!!! My son is so LOUD ALL THE TIME, HE CAN'T TALK QUIET, even his whispers are loud! Sometimes it is actually funny when he's trying to be quiet, like in church, but everyone can still hear saying 'I need to go potty'. He just can't help himself! He is definetly more rough and tumble, so to speak, than the girls. Loves anything with wheels or wings, making vroom noises, banging on drums, stomping up the stairs just to hear the noise (not cuz he's mad) and hearing his echo in parking garages, throwing anything that looks like it could be thrown...ALL BOY as they say. The girls complete opposite, not that they can't be loud too, it's just different. They love dolls, pretend, dress-up (son likes to do this too). The girls are very motherly, like to tidy their rooms, sort of, help me the kitchen, empty dishwasher, help with laundry...etc. Son will help sometimes but generally isn't interested.
Like previously said, their personality def play a role in who they are but it has amazed me the differences in the little things that gender contributes to.
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