Children should be free to choose the toy they want without feeling scrutinized by their choice. I am arguing that there needs to be a stop to the gender separation in toys for children. I am arguing this because gendering girls toys can be harmful to their development when it comes to their careers, gendering toys change a child’s attributes as they grow and when toys are separated into pink versus blue it can reinforce false stereotypes for both boys and girls.
“Play occupies a ‘central role’ in children’s lives and is a ‘key facilitator for learning and development (Smith, 2015). Commercials that air on common children’s television stations are usually geared toward one gender. You will see boys playing with certain toys such as race cars and dinosaurs, then you will see girls playing with toys such as dolls and cooking sets. The relationship that these advertisements have to children as they grow up can be impactful. When gendered commercials are watched by girls it creates a stigma of how they are supposed to act. This relationship between gendered commercials and a number of girls within the Science, Technology, Electrical and …show more content…
According to NAEYC (National Association for the Education of Young Children), “girls’ toys were associated with physical attractiveness, nurturing and domestic skill” although they found that “boys’ toys were rated as violent, competitive, exciting and somewhat dangerous.” (NAEYC, 2015). Cases like the one from NAEYC show that types of toys that children play with can affect the attributes they grow over time. Since the types of toys that were associated with girls were related to “nurturing and domestic skill” and not “competitive” or “exciting” it can teach girls that their roles in life are not the same as boys. Also, these toys can teach boys that it is normal for them to be
“Play occupies a ‘central role’ in children’s lives and is a ‘key facilitator for learning and development (Smith, 2015). Commercials that air on common children’s television stations are usually geared toward one gender. You will see boys playing with certain toys such as race cars and dinosaurs, then you will see girls playing with toys such as dolls and cooking sets. The relationship that these advertisements have to children as they grow up can be impactful. When gendered commercials are watched by girls it creates a stigma of how they are supposed to act. This relationship between gendered commercials and a number of girls within the Science, Technology, Electrical and …show more content…
According to NAEYC (National Association for the Education of Young Children), “girls’ toys were associated with physical attractiveness, nurturing and domestic skill” although they found that “boys’ toys were rated as violent, competitive, exciting and somewhat dangerous.” (NAEYC, 2015). Cases like the one from NAEYC show that types of toys that children play with can affect the attributes they grow over time. Since the types of toys that were associated with girls were related to “nurturing and domestic skill” and not “competitive” or “exciting” it can teach girls that their roles in life are not the same as boys. Also, these toys can teach boys that it is normal for them to be