The little boy i babysit, his favourite toy is the pink princess stroller!!

I think whats wrong really is people trying to gender bend the toys. My brother played Barbie dolls with me. I played cars with him. My son played Barbie dolls with my daughter and she played cars with him. We are all heterosexual people.

Hello You have some wonderful responses here, I agree the child is playing and they don't think about color to him this toy has wheels and that is all that matter I love the discussion because the responses are magnificent. Thank you

No real self-respecting MAN would take offense at his little boy's choice in toys. A real man ought to know that a boy who is not afraid to play with an untraditional toy will grow up to be a kind and well-balanced man, interested in moving society forward into the future, not back into the dark ages. I think the little boy you babysit for is definitely an advanced thinker, and I sincerely hope he stays that way.

Please don't take this comment in an offensive way, but since people started thinking like that "boys play like this and girls play like that" our society started to go down the drain. A child is just a child, we as adults are so influenced by what "should be" ... come on, it's just a kid !! And even if years later turns out to even like wearing woman clothing and apparel ... so what? Our HUGE mistake is not following up on them, helping them, giving support, once a young person starts noticing he/she is not like "the rest of the people", right there should the parents support begin. But right now, let the child do whatever he wants, he's experimenting, he's learning. Don't try to fix them, they're not broken. By the way, I'm heterosexual and when I was a child I used to play Barbies with my girl cousin. Have a happy life !!

I do not know why he would . I do not think the little boy is thinking about the color. I bet if you get him a wagon you would get the same response.

I personally do not think this is a problem at all. It's normal and the boy probably doesn't care what color the stroller is or if it's a wagon. He likes it, because he can tote his monkey around in it. The majority of dads do have problems with this, but it's their problem not the the little boys. Most dads that have issues with stuff like this are homophobes. My son use to like to wear nail polish until he realized that only girls wear it. It's part of growing and being a well rounded person.

hello Sissygri, hope that what we are thinking is wrong. and that his favorite color only is pink. maybe you can give a try giving him toys for boys. an interesting one. this way he can divert what he wants to play.

Hey Sissy! I really don't think that this is a big deal! He is just a little boy and has no idea what a pink stroller is right now! And I think that he will outgrow it one day and if he doesn't then so what! Maybe he will still become a lawyer, or a construction worker anyway! I think society puts too much stress into what children play with, what they do when they are young! So what does it matter anyway? I have a gay friend and I will ask him what he played with when he was a kid and I'm quite sure it wouldn't have made a difference anyway! Leave the little guy alone! He will be what he wants to and I'm sure he will be just fine!

I was always told that what toy a child plays with has no effect on their future sexuality or anything else to that matter. My son is two and i let him play with whatever he chooses and yes he plays with babydolls, barbie dolls, and one pink stroller. THats because my sister who is ten has these toys and he loves to play with her. I feel nothing is wrong. I too use to play with boy toys. I loved doing boy things more then girly things.

there is nothing wrong with the boy playing with a pink stroller there is no such thing as "boy toys" and "girl toys" there are just TOYS toys that promote roll playing and pretend play are very good for developing young minds I let my kids play with whatever toys they want to as long as the toys are safe and are not abused and dont promote violence then I dont have a problem with it

No, I'd not be upset! I think there is nothing at all wrong with children enjoying toys of all kinds, including ones that way back when were considered gender exclusive! We live in different times, and versatility and learning about the various roles one will take on as an adult are good! Karen

As the father of three girls I had no problem with my girls playing with trucks, cars and other boy toys. It made interacting with the girls more fun for me. This little boy seems to be very creative with a good imagination. He should be encouraged. As my mother always says "It is just a phase, they will grow out of it". I say enjoy it while it lasts.

I've got two boys so you'll never see girly toys at our house. Before, my little boy of 4 tends to associate the color pink to girls only. I really want to erase the discrimination (is this the right term?) so I bought pink sala set so he wouldn't think pink is just for girls :D ... and then i bought pink pillows lol! my husband doesn't mind and just laughs at my antics. I want my kids to treat everyone equally regardless of gender. I don't want them to separate boys from girls in their minds. Now, when they play with their girl cousins, they play with the pink strollers too and cook sets and dolls. But he doesn't love the doll and he wants me to buy him a cooking set too! :D

the liitle boy choice is pink.maybe he is attracted to that color pink.if its my son i would not mind coz pink doest discribes that women only can make use of these color

my daughter has a set of 22 month old twins. One boy and one girl. She also has an 8 year old daughter so my grandson in the only boy. 98% of the stuff in the house is girls stuff. My grandson loves his cars and trucks but at the same time he loves all the girl things as well.. he has his own "baby doll" a teddy that he calls his baby and he plays with the barbies in his sisters room. His favortie chracter is DORA not boots DORA.. LOL i dont see a problem with this and neither does my daughter... her husband doesnt like the fact that his son plays with girl stuff, but oh well she tells him.. she says she doesnt push the girl things on him, but shes not going to take them away when hes ready he will shy away from the girl toys.. Girls play with boy things all teh time... girls work on cars and do all the things boys can do.. lots of younger girls have boy toys why cant a boy have a girl toy? I persoanally think that it is cute!

No need to worry , whatever interest at the children age are not just temporary and the child will change according to circumstances & upbringing by the environment. However, if you can, try to avoid & try to substitute with other toy , i suggest you buy colour pink boy's toys . :D

i personally think its a phase. when my daughters were younger, they loved trains and hot wheels cars. my youngest (now 12) even had a thomas the tank engine train set (which we bought her for her birthday). i wouldnt get too worried and no, i wouldnt be upset.

Nah....I wouldn't be upset. He is little an probably kind of miming the girls...little girls like to play with play drills etc and that wouldn't be upsetting to me either.....never hurts to get in touch with your other side!

I don't know whether or not his dad would be bothered with it. Some parents are kind of funny with this sort of thing. I wouldn't worry about it. Kids learn parenting skills and compassion thru their play. I'm all for little boys playing with these types of toys. It is entirely harmless. In fact I think it is good for them.

I say so what? He is a happy boy and well behaved as you say. It is just a color. I wouldn't be upset if my (9 month old) son were playing with something pink. He has an older sister who is 6. A lot of her toys are boy toys from her cousins A & T. But she has a bunch of pink ones as well. Money not growing on trees, he can play with the pink stuff too.