Biologically Speaking, Baby Boys Will Be Boys

Did you have a favorite toy as a kid?  Did dad put a little football in your crib?  Were you steered to “sex-role appropriate toys like cap guns and trucks for boys or dolls and tea sets for girls?  Maybe you needn’t have been. You probably would have gotten there on your own.

A new study reveals that babies as young as nine months already prefer toys that are traditionally associated with their sex. Researchers looked at 101 infants with the children being told they could play with any toy they wanted, and the scientists noted which toys were touched for at least five seconds. They discovered that boys played with stereotypical boy toys for longer than with stereotypical female toys, while girls did the opposite.

Researchers speculate the behavior is happening at such a young age –remember it was a mere 9 months- that it's likely due to some kind of a biological effect since the babies have yet to be exposed to extensive gender stereotypes. (Daily Mail)