Parenting Beyond Pink and Blue

How to Raise Your Kids Free of Gender Stereotypes
By Christia Spears Brown

According to a growing body of research, parents treat male and female children differently right from infancy, often without even being aware. These entrenched social norms and expectations affect children throughout their lives and development. Christia Spears Brown, a developmental psychologist, unpacks current research on gender and offers ways for parents to remove gender-based stereotypes from parenting, from infancy through middle school.