183. BTS: What is the best way to allow my preschooler to play with gender norms?

Beyond the Sessions is answering YOUR parenting questions! In this episode, Dr. Rebecca Hershberg, Dr. Emily Upshur, and I talk about...

2:10 - Playing with gender norms is developmentally typical for preschoolers and is how they learn to make meaning of things.

3:12 - For most parents, this is less a worry of our child's playful experimentation and more about how the world will respond to them.

8:50 - You can have family rules and still be supportive of your child's experimentation and play - they are not mutually exclusive.

10:08 - We can be quick to jump to questioning what these actions mean for our child's identity development, but often at this age they are just playing.

10:45 - It's helpful to be mindful of the different societal expectations of boys versus girls with gender norms.

15:04 - Playing out the fantasy your child has in the moment can sometimes satisfy their desire.

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