I've got one of each aged 26 months and 15 months and am finding out all sorts of things about how diffrrent the sexes really are. I'd be interested to hear other people's views but so far I've found:
1.My son cries, has cried, and continues to cry a lot more than my daughter. He is a full on Drama King and my friends sons are the same they tell me. He can trip and land gently on his padded bottom and you'd think the world was ending. And the whining.....oh the whining.....
- My son is more affectionate than my daughter and loves cuddles. He wants to me on me, with me, all the time. When it isn't irritating (trying to cook dinner etc), it's downright adorable and I love our snuggles.
- My daughter is much more easily distracted and more compliant in general - no to her means no, and always has. No to DS means 'mmm hmm, just once more then' / 'can't hear you'.
- DD is a heavy sleeper, DS is a light sleeper.
- They play very differently. DS has surprised us with his thoughtful play approach. Everything is carefully examined to find it's purpose and he likes to create rather than bash, whack and throw ....which can often be DD's approach even though she's the older child, and a girl.
What have you found?