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When Your Child Repeats Gender Stereotypes from Friends

My five-year-old announced at dinner that his friend said only boys can be doctors and I froze because I didn't know how to respond without making it a big thing.

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A parent confronts the moment when their child's expanding social world introduces values that conflict with their own.

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