Hi, this is my first post - hoping you can give me some advice.
I have a gorgeous 6 year old son who is very close to his 5 year old sister. He is extremely bright and articulate - to the point where he talks constantly and even his friends think he is a bit of a yap!
Anyway, he LOVES a specific collect able "girls" toy and I really don't mind him having it. He's not like other boys - he mostly hangs out with girls at school and doesn't enjoy rough play at all. He loves swimming, biking, climbing, etc so a variety of interests.
My DH has made a big fuss about DS playing with girls toys and DS now (proudly) tells people that he plays girls toys. DH is furious about it all and wAnts to take the toy away. He is worried that DS will get made fun of at school and once he gets a nickname he will be stuck with it forever.
I feel that if DS is happy and not bothered what others think then we should encourage him to be an individual and enjoy whatever he likes. I'm worried that if he feels he can't be himself at home when he is 6, then how is he ever going to open up to us in later years.
But equally I don't want to be setting him up to get a hard time at school.
So what would you do? Let him continue to play with what he enjoys or take the toys in an attempt to make him "man up"?
Thanks