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Kitchen set for 8.5 mth old boy?

I just bought a Little Tykes kitchen set for my 8.5 mth old son for Christmas. My husband asked why I didn’t get him the tool workshop instead. What are your thoughts on a kitchen set for a boy?
He does have a lot of “boy” stuff too. Like toy trucks and stuff.
My son is also fascinated by me cleaning and sweeping (I think a lot of babies are at that age!) and my husband cringes when I say that I am going to get him a little vacuum and broom set when he can walk. lol!
“Jennanderton2006″ It isn’t a full size kitchen! lol, It is a little tykes miniature model that he can sit beside on the floor. It is for 6 mths and up. It doesn’t have little pieces. It just has things you can push to make noises. I have a little more sense than that, come on.

As long as the toy is age-appropriate for your son, there is no reason for him not to have a kitchen set. Children learn about their world by watching the people around them, so it’s natural that your son is interested in cleaning and cooking if that is some what he sees you do during the day. In fact, his interest in these activities is actually very healthy and should be encouraged. Teaching a young child how to clean up after himself will pay off time and time again in time.

My son was like yours, and was always interested in watching what Mommy did during the day. Whenever he expressed an interest in cleaning, I would tell him what I was doing and let him help me do it (to the extent possible – of course, assuming this was safe as well). For example when he was still little, he would sometimes help me sweep the floor – I would put him in a baby carrier and let him hold onto the handle of the broom (with me holding on too) and we would move the broom back and forth for a few minutes. I also showed him how to get a napkin and clean up spills from an early age, and now (at 22 months), he will automatically go and get a rag to clean up any spills he makes by accident – which is a frequent occurence since he is a toddler.

The important thing to realize is that children learn that some toys are “girls” toys and other are “boys” toys because we teach them this. Kids who are allowed to play with whatever they are interested in will develop a more well-rounded, healthier view of gender roles and what is expected of them than those kids who are limited to playing only with gender-specific toys. Little girls will grow up to drive cars and use tools. Little boys will grow up to cook and clean. Why should they be unnaturally taught as infants (or older) that some things aren’t “made” for their gender? This is counterproductive in my opinion. Just think… how many women complain that their husbands rarely clean up after themselves? Is it any wonder why, if they have learned this is women’s work from any early age?

Personally, my son is often most interestedin trains and cars and all things typcially associated with “boys toys”. However these are interests he developed on his own, with no encouragement or discouragement from myself or my husband. That being said though, he does love his Little Tikes kitchen set and gets a thrill out of cooking us hot dogs and corn on a near nightly basis. And as I mentioned above, our lives are easier because we encouraged him to do his part to help clean up (to the extent that this is safe and age-appropriate; he’s certainly not allowed to mop the floor on his own, use cleaning chemicals, or do anythign else that could be a danger to him).

I saw – let your son get the kitchen set. I think both you and your husband will be pleasantly suprised at how much fun your little boy will have with it.

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