Moms Talk: Do We Go Too Far Pushing Gender?

A Canadian couple has caused quite the stir by going public with their decision to raise their third child genderless.

They named their baby the gender-neutral "Storm," dress the baby in gender-netural clothing and have withheld the child's sex from even the grandparents.

Their reasoning: Children are pressured to follow social norms on gender at far too early an age.

Gloucester Township Patch doesn't mention this story out of Ottawa to hear whether you, our readers, believe the couple is right or wrong (although, you can certainly feel free to make note of your opinion).

What we do want to ask is this: Does our society go overboard pushing our little boys to Tonka trucks and footballs and our little girls to Barbie and the Disney Princesses? Would we be better served to just let kids be kids, not boys or girls, for at least a few years?

Editor's Note: Moms Talk is a feature on GloucesterTownship.Patch.com that aims to reach out to and bring together moms and families.

GloucesterTownship.Patch.com invites you and your circle of friends to help build a community of support for mothers and their families right here in Gloucester Township.

Each week in Moms Talk, our Moms Council of experts and smart moms take your questions, give advice and share solutions, utilizing the comment box below.

Moms, dads, grandparents and the diverse families who make up our community will have a new resource for questions about local neighborhood schools, the best pediatricians, 24-hour pharmacies and the thousands of other issues that arise while raising children.

Moms Talk will also be the place to drop in for a talk about the latest parenting hot topic.

So grab a cup of coffee and settle in as we start the conversation today—and every Wednesday!—at 1 p.m. Can't make it for the 1-2 p.m. chat? Then drop a line for our Moms Council and readers to consider.