Dear Amy: I have two boys – ages 6 and 3 – who show every sign of loving gender-typical toys like cars and trucks. They also love the toy kitchen we bought three years ago. They see both mom ...

Dear Amy: My dad built a toy kitchen for use in our basement playroom. ALL of us played with it extensively, and ALL of us, including my brother, are excellent cooks and enjoy cooking.

A few months later, my daughter pushed the kitchen set into his room. Numerous times over the years he put dinner on the table for the family, and is a much better cook than his sister.

Dear Amy: More than 30 years ago, our son wanted a toy kitchen for Christmas. My husband was against it ... A few months later, my daughter pushed the kitchen set into his room.

Dear Readers: A recent question from “Wondering Parents” raised the topic of giving “gender stereotypical” toys to children. (Wondering Parents were admonished for wanting to give a toy ...

They also love the toy kitchen we bought when our older one was 3. They see both mom and dad cooking meals and contributing to the house, and want to do the same. We continue to enjoy cups of fake ...

Ask Amy: Stop the gender debate: Toy kitchens are great gifts for girls and boys Published: Dec. 25, 2023, 3:10 a.m. Amy Dickinson writes the syndicated Ask Amy column.

Dear Amy: My dad built a toy kitchen for use in our basement playroom. ALL of us played with it extensively, and ALL of us, including my brother, are excellent cooks and enjoy cooking.

A few months later, my daughter pushed the kitchen set into his room. Numerous times over the years he put dinner on the table for the family, and is a much better cook than his sister.