Baby Doll Layettes

A Storm of Controversy

On May 21, the story of baby Storm and Storm’s parents, who have decided to keep the gender of the baby a secret, flooded news publications. The couple, who live in Toronto, Canada, announced to family and friends in an email that they had decided not to disclose the gender of their baby as “a tribute to freedom and choice in place of limitation…”

Storm’s parents have allowed their other two boys complete freedom in choosing toys and clothes. Their older son, Jazz, often prefers to wear his favorite color pink and trades haircuts for long braids. Jazz, his parents said, has often endured negative comments for his choice of appearance. 

The original story inspired endless comments about the delicate balance between what our children choose and what is chosen for them. Concealing a child’s gender, in reality, is a step further than allowing them freedom in choosing their clothes and toys among boys’ and girls’ sections, but is possibly a distinction of a third option—a non-gender. 

While my own children fall into distinct gender stereotyped lines without any limitation of toys on the part of my husband and me, I was curious whether other people had a strong reaction to this topic. 

My sister, who lives two blocks from me, has two grown children and loves to talk parenting with me as she watches me navigate through the early years that are now far behind her. When I mentioned Storm’s story to her, she laughed and said that when her kids were little, they were not given any boundaries on the toys they chose. But her daughter, Kate, gravitated to girly toys like Barbies, and her son Joe ripped the heads off the Barbies. Their play was distinctly different. 

My friend Kerry offered the unique perspective of a person who is a mom but also a therapist. Kerry and her husband decorated their daughter’s room in a gender-neutral way and registered for many blue items, despite confirmation via ultrasound that they were expecting a girl. The reactions from friends were often comical, with people insisting that they must have been confused when they chose their daughter’s layette. 

Kerry also highlighted the double standard that exists in the gender nature versus nurture debate. While boys are ridiculed and taunted for wearing pink or wanting to share their sister’s nail polish, girls are never treated the same way. Girls are free to play trucks and climb trees and they proudly wear the name tomboy.

Baby and Layette Set by FAO Schwarz | Santa Tracking Radar

The majority of young kids adore Christmas time, even us big kids, and who could not like to receive a gift of some kind or have fun using something similar to the Santa Claus Radar. If you are interested in giving a gift then why not get the Baby and Layette Set by FAO Schwarz?

The Baby and Layette Set by FAO Schwarz is a low cost gift and can often be found on sale.

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It is fine to purchase the trendiest gift for kids but surprisingly often low tech toys are what give children the most happiness to play with. So do not feel annoyed if you can not have that so called essential item this Christmas, there are lots of unbelievable toys which will give months or years of pleasure for children.

The Baby and Layette Set by FAO Schwarz is a cool Dolls item which most kids will adore as a Christmas gift from Father Christmas.

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Created with loving attention to detail by our FAO Schwarz design team, this doll has a very special face that’s ours alone, and a layette that is sure to be the envy of any nursery. She arrives dress

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