Raising a gender neutral child/

I have read an article about this. I believe this is the second couple who tried this "big experiment". To some people, it somehow places the parents in bad light because they would be keeping a secret from their child but I believe they decided to do this for their child's sake. Sooner or later, the secret will be revealed because this kind of secret can't be kept for long. It will show in appearance, likes, habits and gestures of the child... I guess this would be an interesting experiment. It's just bad for the godmothers and godfathers because they won't know what color of gifts to give, pink or blue?

I read the news too...and I honestly have no opinion...can't think of anything. I have two boys who are so different from each other. The older one has more neutral tastes and doesn't mind (or maybe he doesn't even care what he is wearing) the colour pink.I've never stopped him from doing what he wants. Now that he is 10, he says he is the opposite of a 'tomboy'. He doesn't mind playing with boys games like football or cricket...and he doesn't mind playing a board game with a girl either. My younger one who is 4 is a typical boy with boy interests...outdoor play, active...he already thinks pink is a girly colour...he doesn't like playing with girls unless there are no boys around watching. I just feel it is possible to raise a gender neutral child without going through all this 'hide the gender' thing...but I'm not in their shoes....and I'm not the parent of their child...so I can't say what is best for that child.

My first thought is that is not a christian thing to do. Next I'm thinking they mite be making a point but its just gonna make things hard for the child, especially in school. And most importantly....what bathroom is the child going to use!?

So they know the gender, but they aren't going to acknowledge it, more or less? Well first of all, like somebody else mentioned, there's the child's biology. And then what happens when he/she/it starts interacting with other people who want to know the gender? It's an interesting experiment, but unless a lot of people do it, I don't see how it could succeed.

This is interesting! I don't know what to make of it. I do want to see how the kids grow up. If they grow up well adjusted, or if they get bullied in school, etc. If it turns out great, then maybe we all could learn from them.

This is a new thing i heard. He/she will sand out in the crowd. He/she will have to blend in one way or another. Yes, we can't force them what they should be, but there is a flow, if your a girl, your a girl, if not then your a boy.

I think it's great!!!!! I met a child in the coffee shop about a year ago that was raised similar. It was a great experience. Also with gender neutral names like Kelly, Dakota, or McKenzie, this is even easier!

Sick and misguided. all the best urban

I think it's kinda strange myself....I don't think in this day and age it's necessarily true that they follow what the genders do. If I had a girl that was a tomboy so what.....I didn't make them dress in dresses unless they want to! But they can raise their child the way they want to....to each their own.

I can understand them allowing the child a chance at being different by making his/her own choices. But when you are born you gender is already in place. For instance if you give birth to a boy you cant just say well I dont want him to have to feel like he has to submit to the norms of the male gender so I wont call him by any male noun or tell him he is a boy.It is going to be obvious. I honestly think that instead of bettering the child they are going to make growing up in life harder for him/her.

I don't understand this and probaly never will! I just think it is weird the parents are raising all their three children differently then most parents. I heard the oldest,who is a boy,likes to wear his hair long and wear pink alot. He want to know he is a boy and likes to make sure everyone knows that even though he has long hair and wear pink! I just hope these kids don't grow up confused!

Its a nice thought. But the poor baby might have issues in the long run. The baby will think that what she/he is under going is the norm.this would be confusing to child who would later on interact with other babies .

What they are forgetting is the biology of the child. There are different hormones which create the change in the womb that makes the child a boy or a girl. Those biological differences make children do what they do. What your 'great experiment' accomplishes is a lack of acknowledgement of what the biology is doing and will create problems in the child developing a good understanding of what he/she feels and the basic belief system of that child. Simplistic ideas sound so good. A human being is a complex being and you can not keep the child from the biology or society he/she is in. Trying to do so only makes the parents feel good about themselves and they forget they are causing harm to the child just to they can be - what- different?