(The following article is written exclusively for Kellogg’s Chocos and was originally published at MyCity4Kids<\/a>. This article is an attempt in breaking gender stereotypes propagated by toys.)<\/p>\n

Sometimes, I hate being in a toy store. I hate the overly-pink and overly-blue aisles that toy stores have. I hate to see rattles of even new-born babies laced with those pink and blue hues. I hate it that the section with cars and trains has \u201cboys\u201d marked on it. I hate the curves on Lego\u2019s female figurines.<\/p>\n

I hate each and every gender stereotype that the toys propagate.<\/p>\n

It was obvious that my mission as a mother became to let toys be toys – none of that theory of \u201cthis toy for girls and that toy for boys.\u201d I tried to not push my daughter towards any particular type or colour of toy; and instead encouraged her to try out all different kinds of toys available at the market.<\/p>\n

My experiment started right at the time when Little B started choosing things for herself. We would go to a toy store and spend time in all of the aisles, irrespective of the fact if they are for boys or girls, or if they are for toddlers or big kids. As Little B spent time in these aisles, she started getting impressed by all of the toys alike.<\/p>\n

There is a time when every child falls in love with rainbows, Little B did too and that made it easier. Because of her love for rainbows, she tried picking toys from the VIBGYOR palette. If she picked red-coloured lunch box, then she would pick yellow-coloured water bottle. She already liked colours, all I had to do was to help her sustain her interest in all of them.<\/p>\n