Can Children Know, At Age 2, They Were Born The 'Wrong Sex'?

[chance1]

Just saw this story - about a four year old who was born a girl but thinks (as of the age of 2) that she's a boy

The parents are raising her as a boy now - at age 4

The Washington Post told this story on the FRONT PAGE this past Sunday - and it has caused a bit of ruckus as you can imagine

Not sure what I would do but leaning towards keeping the sex birth until a much older age than 4

Not sure what role the govt. should play here

Your thoughts?


Can Children Know, At Age 2, They Were Born The 'Wrong Sex'? : 13.7: Cosmos And Culture : NPR

 

[pat grimshaw]

The patriarchs decreed that Children should be seen but not heard back in the old days.

It's all topsy-turvy nowdays, we go to the babies to do what they want.

 

[oakpope]

The patriarchs were against women's right to vote, were for slavery, were prompt to burn witches, etc. Not all they did or thought was right, you know...

 

[csb999]

thinking that in the last century our society-culture has progressively destroyed all things exclusively feminine . What possible difference could there actually be raising a child "masculine" or "feminine"?

 

[sixthson]

I have a 2 year old son. If one day he said he was Sponge Bob, I wouldn't put any stock in that, either.

 

[HunterM]

The only thing children at 2 know for sure is how to be a "terrible two".

 

[bulge]

A two year old perfectly knows. I always knew I was M2M. All those "childhood" stories are bullshit.