By Savvy Auntie Staff Writers

Are your baby and toddler nieces and nephews attracted to toys that are typically "girl" toys and "boy" toys? They aren't alone.

According to new research by City University London and UCL, "children as young as 9 months-old prefer to play with toys specific to their own gender. The research suggests the possibility that boys and girls follow different developmental trajectories with respect to selection of gender-typed toys and that there is both a biological and a developmental-environmental components to the sex differences seen in object preferences."

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Published: August 3, 2016