Genderless Child: What are the pros and cons

I think it would be better in an ideal world where the child could be in a community where these things weren't considered strange. You can wish and you can work toward changing gender relations in society but you have to be careful that you are not martyring your child's emotional wellness in the process.

I *thought* I posted the link but hopefully I didn't because I'd hate ot believe that ehealth would remove it. Here it is though:

http://www.thelocal.se/20232/20090623/

I guess I just don't understand why they make their child the subject of this "experiment" and social statement that they are making. While I believe that gender is socially constructed to a degree, I also believe that there are biological factors at work, so taking it too far could end up hurting the child emotionally and psychically in the long run. I hope this isn't the case. I hope, also, that the parents don't have too many expectations of the child in light of their own beliefs about gender and that the child won't be made to feel like a disappointment if they decide that they want to express their biological gender or choose to live a more traditional gender role. All you can do is hope that the parents have the right motives, those being the motives that put the child's emotional and mental well being ahead of their own need to protest social constructs. This child does have to be a part of that same society, after all.

Good for them. I agree with what they do. Gender roles do a lot of harm, I feel.

Considering I believe in being gender neutral, I don't think this is a bad thing, yes it is non-conformist but at least the child will be open minded.

The question I need to ask is, who decided what colors or clothing would be decided for either sex and why do you as an individual have to listen to a dead person/people.

I have always been a little more tomboyish in my clothing style and it hasn't done me any harm, I got made fun of but hey I'm a leader now with my own style.

I think it's wonderful. I would love to do with with my own children. I feel that if the child chose to have gendered items then they should be allowed, but I don't plan on forcing gender onto my children.

Exactly what I think Desya. Kids should be ALLOWED to conform to gender roles IF they find that they want to. They shouldn't be forced into those roles if it makes them unhappy.