Gender typing

I enjoyed the reading in chapter 5 about gender typing and social learning theory. I found it interesting about how the text talks about boys being punished because of girlish behavior and rewarded for boyish behavior, I can relate to this because I have all boys and they are 100% boy. I can recall at least once a day when they were younger having to tell my boys to be nice to each other and stop calling your brother a princess. Like it was a bad thing to be a princess, I totally taught my kids to act gender appropriate and never knew it. I never really thought it was a big deal I just knew that boys should act like boys and girls should act like girls. I know about learned behavior and doing what you have seen done.I have always told my boys to be individuals and a leader. It bothers me that there are so many sexest things on t.v. about what girls should look like and how men treat the ones that are prettier than the next by getting special treatment. This happens with men too, athletic, having muscles, nice cars, ect.They all have feelings and it shouldn't matter who is prettier or skinnier, equals is what we are but the world is not the same and it just seems to be this way. I have seen it first hand. If I could I would reaserch more on the schools and daycares who watch our children when we are at work and find out how things are done where our children spend the most time away from home. Do these places have some of the same values as the family and focus on teaching people with children to not judge your child but encourage them to be open to all people and things they want to do in life and not let yourself be discouraged just because of your gender.