It’s time to end all-girl or all-boy birthday parties
With things returning to normal in regards to social gatherings, birthday invitations are coming back. I teach my children the importance of inclusivity, but when my six-year-old started discussing his birthday party plans, it made me realize just how programmed children are to accept and participate in gender stereotypes. It is not their fault. Most people perpetuate these gender stereotypes and don’t even realize it.
This means that they too might adopt and participate in gender stereotypes that are already heavily embedded in our culture. However, if we want our children to grow into adults who are inclusive, we need to make conscious choices about how we socialize them, and children’s birthday parties can be an important lesson.
These patterns must change, as we are now aware of not only the detrimental effects of gender stereotypes, but also that there are those in both groups who might identify more with the “opposite” sex. This could cause that child to feel inadequate, as he may not be into soccer but more into tea parties, and vice versa.
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