![]() But some kids, like Max, are more experimental than others. But the boys ignored it.”Įxploring gender roles, especially through dress, is actually a very normal part of childhood development, especially in the preschool years. “They would approach me all the time and ask, ‘why does he have pink boots? Why did he wear a dress? Did you know his boots are pink?’ They demanded to know why he was wearing ‘girl’ clothes. “The girls in his class became the gender police,” she says. It was the girls’ responses that surprised her the most. In the weeks to come, interactions with Max’s classmates during drop-off and pickup gave Robin a sense of how they were reacting. His teacher seemed a little wary of addressing it with her students, but she vowed to do her best to make him feel comfortable. Max seemed perfectly happy, but Robin was concerned about what others would think or say about his attire.īefore school that morning, Robin quietly took Max’s teacher aside to give her a heads-up on his outfit, and to discuss how it would be handled in the classroom. His mother, Robin Silver*, had misgivings, and packed a second outfit in his bag, just in case. On Monday, he chose to wear it to school, too. He’d picked out the dress on a recent shopping trip, then wore it all weekend at home. Max Silver* was proud to walk into his Thunder Bay, Ont., junior kindergarten class wearing a red dress embroidered with a white heart. ![]()
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