18 Month Old Boy Likes to Play with Girl Toys!

Who cares? Toys are toys. This is something you should NOT be concerned about. Kids are kids. They play. Let him.

Post like this make me so sad. Who cares. Let the child play with what it wants to play with. The child will develop it's own tastes be it "boy" toys or "girl" toys. I have 6 siblings and all played with all toys and guess what they all grew up to be who they are and are well adjusted adults. . . even the boys who played with dolls and the girls who played with hot wheels.

It's absolutely normal and right. Do yourself and your son a favor and let him be a kid.

This is 100% normal. Of course he wants to do what his big sister is doing! My advice is just to let him play with what he wants-he's just a baby! :)

TOTALLY NORMAL... wait till he wants to paint his nails because his sister does. No biggie!

Nope - sorry, this is a sure sign that he's gay.

Really... what did you expect people to respond? Of course it's normal for little kids -- no matter the gender -- to be interested in what their older siblings play with. Let your little boy play with his sister's toys. He'll develop his own interests soon enough.

Yes, there are inherent differences between boys and girls, but what toys they play with when young isn't one of them. Your son doesn't have the understanding that there are "girl" toys and "boy" toys. He likes girl toys because that's what he sees big sister playing with. He'll start to get it about 4-5 years of age. I don't even have any girls, but all 3 of my boys went thorugh a phase of wanting to carry a purse everywhere because I do! And they all think it's hilarious to wear my high heels around the house. Whenever we visit their grandma they put on makeup with her (now that they're older they call it "playing clowns" and that's pretty much what they look like!) Perfectly normal. Take it as a positive sign that he loves his big sister and wants to be like her.

LOL oh yes!! My son is 4 and my daughter is 2.5 years old. Last Christmas he got a train table and she got a kitchen set. Within five minutes, they had switched places! He plays with her dolls and she loves his trucks and car things. She loves Toy Story and Cars! One time he asked me if home is where the heart is. I asked where he learned that saying and said from Strawberry Shortcake! Yesterday, she got an outfit with a pink tutu. She tossed it aside and he put it on!!! He is SUCH a ham and we all got a good laugh! LOL!
I have painted both of their fingernails and toenails. My husband isn't all that enthused during those moments, but I find it precious because at what other age can you bend all the gender rules and not have people raise their eyebrows at you? Kids at this age will explore for no other reason than for curiosity's sake. It gives them twice the amount of toys to play and experience and more opportunities to learn how to share. It teaches my son to be gentle with a baby doll and my daughter to show she can be strong and keep up with those boys. Don't worry about it. I think it creates well rounded individuals. They will find their identities on their own naturally! Hope this helps!
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There is no such thing as a girl toy or a boy toy- there are simply toys. Let the kid play with whatever he wants to play with.
My stepson played with dolls as a kid, and his wife doesn't seem to feel that he's less manly for it.
My daughter played with Hot Wheels and dinosaurs as a kid, and she's all woman.

VERY NORMAL!! Your little guy looks up to his big sister and what she does is pretty cool to him, so he is going to copy her. It is VERY normal - no cause for concern. However, if you want him to experience his "boy toys" see if you can find another little boy playmate for him. Or invite him to play with his "boy toys" when sister is not around - or better yet, encourage her to explore the "boy toys". :-)

100% normal! My girls love trucks and dinosaurs just as much as babydolls and barbies. Their dress up box has as many capes and super hero outfits as tutus.

Little ones are still trying to figure out who they are they don't know "girl toys" and "boy toys" yet. :) He is just playing iwth what he sees.

Very typical...... at this point, he is just learning to play, and copies what he sees with his big sister. He probably adores her also, and just wants to be near her.

My son grew up with 3 big sisters..... they were 5, 7, and 9 when he was born.

Don't worry.... he grew up perfectly normal! We do have pictures of him, at 5 or so, as they would dress him up in their old dresses! (Heck... they used to do that with their boyfriends... and they would go along with it!)

My grandson, now 4, has had a baby doll (one of my daughter's old cabbage patch dolls) that he would feed, dress, and even put in "time out" ... he was just imitating the things we did when he was young, or what he saw his M.'s friends do with their younger children.... very normal, and they need to learn nurturing skills, also.)

This is totally normal. The oldest child (and their toys) tend to lead the younger ones. Your baby just wants to play with his sister and be like her. My middle child did this when he was a baby/toddler, but starting when he was around three, he lost interest in my daughter's toys and got into his boy stuff. He's all boy now. Likewise, my nephew was born first so his little sister was into his toys until she hit preschool age and now she loves Barbies and princesses etc...

Your post made me laugh....as I forgot about the shoes.

I was just going to say he's normal and he'll probably like pink too, but when I read your post, I had forgotten about my son wearing the girl dress up shoes. That was a hoot. He'd put on the princess dresses, wand, jewels and even the shoes.

My son now is super athletic, musical, an avid reader, likes girls, has tons of guy friends and still loves pink and dressing nicely. I bought the kids little Christmas trees for their rooms this year and picked out fuchsia pink, purple and gold ornaments for his tree. Plus is has soccer ball and saxophone ornaments too.

This is not the first time I have read this same concern about boys playing with girls toys on this site. Funny how parents only ask about that issue, but not the reverse. I have not seen any worries about a girl playing with her brother's toys.

Does your family have serious reactions to guys not doing manly, guy things? Rest assured, he is not confused about his gender. He is just a baby.

Sounds about right. 18 to 3 years is about mimicking others behavior, since the child that he has the most exposure to is a little girl, well, that is what he will mimic. If you really want to you can look into having playmates that are boys for your daughter so your son will have older boy children to mimic, but that is completely up to you.

My almost 2-1/2 year old son is just the same. He loves his sister's princess dolls, loves mermaids, loves Barbie movies. I could go on and on. But he also plays rough and tumble. He likes cars and balls and wild animals. Right now he just wants to be just like his sister. Hopefully it will help him understand girls mire in the future. LOL

He wants his sister's stuff cause it's hers and it's there and she has fun with it.

My 2 year old son had on a lovely pink ballet dress and straw hat the other day. It was sooooo funny (and cute!)!

Around 18 months, he started taking her two baby dolls to bed with him. She never liked them, so I was happy someone did!

But he is mostly all boy, with a car or train or power tool in his hand most of the time.

get him some dress up clothes what will it hurt? my sons loved to play with a little kitchen and when my middle son was about 4 the only thing he wanted for christmas was a doll house. my in laws were appalled. My mom got him one that was a ranch with people and horses etc. he played with it for years. he is now 22 and engaged. boys should be allowed to play with all the same toys as girls just the same as girls are able to play with boy toys. at toys r us this year a lady was going crazy trying to find a pink remote control car lol

I wouldn't worry too much about it. He probably just looks up to his big sisiter and wants her stuff.