Bringing up children

English as a Second Language What do you want to talk about?
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Hi,

Did you treat your sons and daughters differently when they grew up? Would you teach boys and girls different things if you were to have children?

Englishuser

2

Hi EU,

What do you exactly mean by ‘different things’?

3

Hi Pamela,

Thank you for your message. I am sorry to disappoint you, though: I don’t think I need to explain what “different things” could be. I am sure you can figure it out by yourself.

EU

4

Hi EU,

You’re right. If I had kids I could teach them to do many different things that I’d consider to be essential for them to be taught to. :slight_smile:

5

Hi Pamela,

Does that mean that the boy would learn the same things as the girl?

EU

6

Not always. Entirely depends on the thing you are going to teach your child, EU. Say, boys and girls can be taught to drive a car, but knitting only girls. I can hardly imagine a boy knitting a sweater. :lol:

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Hi Pamela,

Do you have a problem with men who enjoy sewing and knitting? What if your son specifically told you he wanted to learn how to knit a sweater?

EU

8

No, I don’t, but it seems not so natural (usual) to me, though. If my son was willing to be taught to knit anything, I would have no objection.

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Hi,friends !

:lol: :lol:

I think there are a lot of different things between girls and boys,
but in the same time there are same things which we’ll teach them for two genders.

for example:

two genders must learn and study and work.

I’ll teach my kids that

Mba

10

Hi Mba,

You said:

I totally agree with you!

EU

11

:smiley: :smiley:

Me too EU :wink:

Mba

12

I would hope that people have gotten well past the belief that certain activities/skills are gender specific.
I would certainly teach my children what most consider “life skills” regardless of gender association.

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Hi Abr4xii,

You said:

That’s exactly what I think as well!

EU

14

My 16-year-old niece just loves driving her dad’s tractor, but my nephew hasn’t shown any interest in it whatsoever. However, I think that’s mainly because my nephew finds tractors to be generally “uncool”. 8)

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There’s a song for your neph, Amy:

“She Thinks My Tractor’s Sexy”

Just scroll down and click on the link:

cmt.com/artists/az/chesney_k … deos.jhtml